Original Article
Attitude of Expectant Mothers on the Use of
Ultrasound in Pregnancy in a Tertiary Institution in
South East of Nigeria
Author(s):
Ikeako LC*, Ezegwui HU, Onwudiwe E and Enwereji JO
Background: With the worldâwide availability of ultrasound services even in the developing countries, routine ultrasonography in pregnancy remains a controversial issue. However, in this era of reproductive health right and evidenceâbased medicine, the views of women need to be ascertained. Aims: The aim is to assess the attitude of antenatal women toward sonography in pregnancy. Subjects and Methods: A descriptive selfâadministered questionnaireâbased crossâsectional study using 208 women that booked for antenatal care from January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009 at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu. Results: The number of respondents who had ultrasonography in their previous pregnancies was 58.7% (122/208). Although many reasons were given for personal ultrasound requests, 19.7% (24/122) of the women who had obstetric scan .. Read More»
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