Melanie the Midwife reviews the 2019 study which looked at the outcomes for women and babies who received routine ultrasounds in the third trimester of pregnancy. The findings of this high quality research showed that adding ultrasounds to routine third trimester maternity care produced no additional benefit to the baby and increased the woman's chances of induction of labour, without a subsequent benefit. This research does not support the use of routine ultrasound in the third trimester. The original research, 'Effectiveness of routine third trimester ultrasonography to reduce adverse perinatal outcomes in low risk pregnancy (the IRIS study)' can be accessed at:
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