ultrasounds can be wonderful and positive and all the good things. They can also be stressful and

negative depending on what the situation is. I think it's just important that we all have an

opportunity to decide for ourselves that this is something that we want. And I think because it's so

routine, we haven't had an opportunity to do that.

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This week's episode comes to us from some questions that we get on social media and an email.

All about is ultrasound safe.

And I actually love this question.

It is something that I researched myself, especially with my first and on and on and on as I learned

more and more about childbirth and became more curious about all of the options available for moms,

being myself at the time. And then into my childbirth education and a doula work, this is something that I, too,

have questioned and just want to know a little bit more about. So I love that we're getting these

questions and it gives us an opportunity to dive a little bit deeper. So oftentimes, the reason

that we get this question is mom is put in some kind of high risk category and she's seeking

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