Private baby scan clinics 'putting expectant mothers at risk'

A BBC investigation in 2020 uncovered similar failures in the diagnosis of serious medical issues during private baby scans.

'Private scans missed my son's brain abnormalities'

Amy Heath, medical negligence partner at law firm Stewarts, said she was seeing a growing number of cases where private ...
Netmums

'Outdated and dangerous advice' – Private pregnancy scan clinics could be risking mum's and babies' safety, warn experts

Private pregnancy scan clinics could be dangerous, experts warn. Find out how to protect yourself and your unborn baby.

Radiographers raise concerns about 'unsafe' nature of high street baby and pregnancy scans

Leading radiographers have warned that anyone with an ultrasound machine can call themselves a sonographer, but without the ...

'Unsafe' high street baby scans misdiagnose babies

For expectant parents, a baby scan should be a moment of joy, but for some who have used high street clinics, they have been ...

Dodgy baby scans warning after pregnant woman wrongly told her child was ‘dead’

Society of Radiographers warning about unregulated clinics after distraught pregnant woman 'knocking back the wine all ...
Nursing in Practice

‘Unqualified staff’ at private scan clinics putting pregnant women ‘at risk’

Some high street ultrasound clinics are putting women and unborn babies ‘in danger’ by allowing untrained staff to carry out ...
The BMJ

High street baby scan clinics are putting lives at risk, warn radiographers

Unregistered sonographers working in baby scan clinics on the UK’s high streets are sometimes giving poor or potentially dangerous advice to pregnant women, the Society of Radiographers has warned.1 ...

'Unsafe' high street baby scans leading to missed medical emergencies, radiographers warn

The Society of Radiographers says people performing scans without the proper training could lead to missed life-threatening ...