Evidence-Based Case Report on the Effect of Ultrasound Exposure to Pregnant Women on Fetus Development_Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

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WEI Tao ¹ , DONG Birong ²

1.Department of Doctor Training; West China Hospital; Sichuan University; Chengdu 610041; China2.Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology Center; China;

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Ultrosound exposure to pregnant women; Fetus; Evidence-based case study

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Objective 　To search and review the best clinical evidence to direct the use of ultrasound.
Methods 　After developing clinical questions, we searched the following databases for evidence: PROQUEST (1984 to 2004), SUMSEARCH (1980 to 2004) and The Cochrane Library (Issue 4, 2004). The key words were “repeated ultrasound exposure and children development (outcome)”.
Results　 We found 3 systematic reviews, 3 randomized controlled trials, 1 cohort study and 1 case-control study. Most of the trials concluded that the effects of ultrasound to fetus were to be identified, some of the trials showed that ultrasound exposure could have an effect on fetus growth and language ability after delivery.
Conclusions 　The pregnant women should avoid ultrasound as much as possible.

Citation： WEI Tao,DONG Birong. Evidence-Based Case Report on the Effect of Ultrasound Exposure to Pregnant Women on Fetus Development. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2005, 05(6): 485-486. doi: Copy

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1. Newnham JP, Evans SF, Michael CA, Stanley FJ, Landau LI. Effects of ultrasound during pregnancy: a randomised controlled trial[J]. Lancet, 1993; 342(8876): 887-891.
2. Neilson JP. Ultrasound for fetal assessment in early pregnancy (Cochrane Review)[CD/M]. The Cochrane Library, Issue 4, 2004. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
3. Bricker L, Neilson JP. Routine Doppler ultrasound in pregnancy (Cochrane Review)[CD/M]. The Cochrane Library, Issue 4, 2004. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
4. Bricker L, Neilson JP.Routine ultrasound in late pregnancy (after 24 weeks gestation) (Cochrane Review)[CD/M]. The Cochrane Library, Issue 4, 2004. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
5. John P Newnham, Dorota A Doherty, Garth E Kendall, Stephen R Zubrick. Effects of repeated prenatal ultrasound examinations on childhood outcome up to 8 years of age: follow-up of a randomised controlled trial[J]. Lancet, 2004; 364(9450): 2038-2045.
6. Kieler H. Routine ultrasound screening in pregnancy and the children’s subsequent growth, vision and hearing[J]. Br J Obstet Gynaecol, 1997; 104(11): 1267-1272.
7. Campbell JD. Case-control study of prenatal ultrasonography exposure in children with delayed speech[J]. CMAJ, 1993; 149(10): 1435-1440.
8. Salvesen KA. Routine ultrasonography in utero and school performance at age 8-9 years[J]. Lancet, 1992; 339(8785): 85-89.
9. Taskinen H. Effects of ultrasound, shortwaves, and physical exertion on pregnancy outcome in physiotherapists[J]. J Epidemiol Community Health, 1990; 44(3): 196-201.

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Evidence-Based Case Report on the Effect of Ultrasound Exposure to Pregnant Women on Fetus Development

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