Posted on 06/22/2009 9:25:22 AM PDT by raybbr
HARTFORD - Crystal Streit is a first-time mother two months into her pregnancy when her husband left for Iraq. The 25-year-old Milford woman wasn't even showing yet at the beginning of Brian Streit's Marine deployment.
But a budding, yet controversial, business sector that produces photos and videos of commercial fetal ultrasounds allowed the young father to see his daughter for the first time via the Internet, despite the thousands of miles that keep the couple separate.
"I was wanting him to see it more than anything. He said it made him very homesick," she said.
"It's not easy, because it's like, I'm pregnant. It's this huge thing in our life," Streit said. "I get very lonely. I'm here with my mom, but it's not the same. But it's his job and I knew that when I married him, so this is something I could do for him."
High-tech ultrasound boutiques that offer parents-to-be the ability to see their baby in the womb are gaining popularity throughout the country. At the same time, the practice seems to be raising alarm within the medical community because of the potential for harm to the mother and the fetus.
In Connecticut, legislators are on the verge of banning ultrasounds unless they are approved by a doctor for medical or diagnostic purposes. Senate lawmakers passed the new law unanimously on May 29 in response to a small but growing number of businesses offering commercial "keepsake" ultrasounds and videos. There are currently three in the state.
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BTW, glad you and your little one are doing well!
Then I ask how many years ago? What countries lit did you “study”? What power levelsfor the ultra sound? What experience levels for the operators? Was it 3d or 4d or was it earlier than that? See reading old lit does not mean ANYTHING by itself. After all the “old” lit that loks at effects looks at limited numbers of cases ( since after all ultra sound was not routinely done by Obs)with smaller doseages than currently used.
Thank you so much. I have a few lasting health issues, but thank God for guiding the hands of my doctor and her medical team. We got the best possible outcome - a beautiful child.
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