Ultrasound as a technology of reassurance?: how pregnant women and health care professionals articulate ultrasound reassurance and its limitations

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Ultrasound as a technology of reassurance?: how pregnant women and health care professionals articulate ultrasound reassurance and its limitations

The premise that ultrasound technologies provide reassurance for pregnant women is well-rehearsed. However, there has been little research about how this reassurance is articulated and understood by both expectant mothers and health care professionals. In this article, we draw on two qualitative UK...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Thomas, Gareth M., Roberts, Julie, Griffiths, Frances E.
Format:	Article
Published:	Blackwell Publishing 2017
Subjects:	Patient-professional interaction; Pregnancy; Prenatal care; Reassurance; Risk; Ultrasound
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41616/

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