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Guideline
. 2004 Aug;104(2):423-4.
doi: 10.1097/00006250-200408000-00049.

ACOG Committee Opinion. Number 297, August 2004. Nonmedical use of obstetric ultrasonography

ACOG Committee on Ethics
Guideline

ACOG Committee Opinion. Number 297, August 2004. Nonmedical use of obstetric ultrasonography

ACOG Committee on Ethics. Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Aug.

Abstract

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has endorsed the "Prudent Use" statement from the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) discouraging the use of obstetric ultrasonography for nonmedical purposes (eg, solely to create keepsake photographs or videos). The ACOG Committee on Ethics provides reasons in addition to those offered by AIUM for discouraging this practice.

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