Routine Ultrasounds in Labor with Marybeth from Sono.Eyes -- Episode 131

There are a few routine ultrasounds that are indicated during pregnancy. They give us important facts about our pregnancy, and today we have a maternal fetal medicine stenographer who's going to tell us what they're for, and what to expect! Today's guest is Marybeth. She picked up an ultrasound probe for the first time in 1998 and has really enjoyed every minute of it. She has a Bachelor's of Science degree from Southern Illinois University, and has worked in Hospitals, Outpatient imaging centers, OBGYN offices, and now in a private Perinatology office. She started in general ultrasound and slowly found her way into high-risk OB. Marybeth is certified in Ob/GYN, Fetal Echocardiography, Nuchal translucency screening, Nasal bone, Uterine artery Doppler, and CLEAR. She is a huge advocate for patient education and teaching new sonographers tips and tricks of optimizing their scanning. Big thanks to our sponsor The Online Prenatal Class for Couples -- if you're looking understand more about pregnancy and labor, this is the class for you. I'll take you and your partner through each step, both explaining and simplifying it -- so you can have the confident birth you're hoping for! In this episode What an stonographer does. The difference between a regular stonographer vs one who does high risk OB ultrasound When people have routine ultraounds How they create a due date for the baby. Why your due date matters What the nuchal translucency test shows What they're looking for at the 20'ish week anatomy scan Why you might end up getting another ultrasound to see a specific part better. Other things that might interest you Producer: Drew Erickson