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Including Ultrasound Scans In Antenatal Care In Low-Resource Settings: Considering The Complementarity Of Obstetric Ultrasound Screening And Maternity Waiting Homes In Strengthening Referral Systems In Low-Resource, Rural Settings, David L. Swanson, Holly L. Franklin, Jonathan O. Swanson, Robert L. Goldenberg, Elizabeth M. Mcclure, Waseem Mirza, David Muyodi, Lester Figueroa, Farnaz Naqvi, Sarah Saleem
Including Ultrasound Scans In Antenatal Care In Low-Resource Settings: Considering The Complementarity Of Obstetric Ultrasound Screening And Maternity Waiting Homes In Strengthening Referral Systems In Low-Resource, Rural Settings, David L. Swanson, Holly L. Franklin, Jonathan O. Swanson, Robert L. Goldenberg, Elizabeth M. Mcclure, Waseem Mirza, David Muyodi, Lester Figueroa, Farnaz Naqvi, Sarah Saleem
Department of Radiology
Recent World Health Organization (WHO) antenatal care recommendations include an ultrasound scan as a part of routine antenatal care. The First Look Study, referenced in the WHO recommendation, subsequently shows that the routine use of ultrasound during antenatal care in rural, low-income settings did not improve maternal, fetal or neonatal mortality, nor did it increase women's use of antenatal care or the rate of hospital births. This article reviews the First Look Study, reconsidering the assumptions upon which it was built in light of these results, a supplemental descriptive study of interviews with patients and sonographers that participated in the …