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"I believe it's time for women to connect to their intuition and demand more respect. It's time to shake things up, to ask questions, to find answers."

- Debra Pascali-Bonaro

For many mothers the common practice of routine prenatal ultrasounds is never even questioned. Ultrasounds have become so normalized in pregnancy that mothers rarely question the safety or necessity of them. In our modern world of convenience, where interventions are expected, most parents don't take the time to consider the alternatives.

During my pregnancies I decided early on that there was no need for me to have any ultrasounds. This might sound shocking to some people, but to me it was a conscious and informed choice. I was in good health, a low-risk mother and felt there was no need to subject my unborn child to something I felt offered little benefit, and that could have possible risks.

Mothers are often labeled as ‘irresponsible’ or ‘negligent’ for choosing to have a natural pregnancy. Ultrasounds are one of the many routine medical procedures that cannot be questioned or challenged in any way. When we look at all the research there are a lot of questions that need to be asked about why ultrasounds are recommended for ALL women.