Private baby scan clinics putting expectant mothers at risk
Summary
Some private clinics in the UK are providing baby scans with unqualified staff, leading to incorrect diagnoses and unsafe advice for pregnant women. The Society of Radiographers has highlighted issues such as missed or incorrect identification of serious conditions and is calling for more regulation to ensure that only qualified professionals perform these scans.Key Facts
- The Society of Radiographers warns that some private baby scan clinics use unqualified people to perform scans.
- Pregnant women have reported being incorrectly diagnosed with serious health conditions by these clinics.
- Some women were advised to end pregnancies based on false information from scans.
- Private scans often occur before the standard NHS scans, which usually happen between 18 and 21 weeks of pregnancy.
- There are reports of serious conditions like spina bifida and ectopic pregnancies being missed or misdiagnosed.
- The Society of Radiographers wants "sonographer" to be a protected job title, requiring proper qualifications and registration.
- Many private sonographers are currently not legally required to have specific qualifications.
- The Care Quality Commission has concerns about some clinics not providing adequate training and consent policies.
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