Radiographers raise concerns about 'unsafe' nature of high street baby and pregnancy scans

Leading radiographers have raised concerns about the safety of high street baby scans, with reports of misdiagnoses and missed medical emergencies.

The Society of Radiographers (SoR) says when scans are performed by those without proper training, they can lead to "unsafe" situations for the mother and the baby.

It comes amid what the society calls a "proliferation of high street clinics" offering scans, which can provide people with reassurance, provide a baby's gender, or just offer a lasting image of an unborn child in the womb.

It adds that, under current rules, anyone with an ultrasound machine can call themselves a sonographer (ultrasonic imaging device operator), but professionals working in similar health fields have to be qualified and regulated.

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