felt the need to share this
I've never posted anything here, but after my husband txted me about this I had to share.
He is currently taking a child psychology class as he finishes his major, and currently they are on a prenatal section. (No idea what this has to do with child psych). Anyways his teacher was spewing forth inaccurate information.
She told the class that the AFP, tetra test, ultrasound, and CFTS are all required tests in pregnancy. I think he said something to her because then she said they were recommended. As far as I understood it they are optional, and not even recommended unless you have several things pointing toward a need, as in advance maternal age. She didn't even know what CFTS stood for.
Now I know some women may get all of these tests, and some doctors recommend them to some women. My doctor never told me I had to have any of these tests, just that they were options if I wanted them. She did recommend the ultrasound because there is a family history of certain pregnancy problems, and I would have requested that one anyway.
What angered me the most is from what he was saying is that it seemed to be that the professor was advocating for the termination of pregnancy if there were problems, which she was only talking about down syndrome. And that this is the norm. I know every mother decides differently, but I don't think it is the norm.
He also just told me he asked her about it after class, and told her what CFTS stood for. Her response "It is better to know." (which I know was recently debated here) But she stated this as though her opinion was what the scientific fact is.
So I guess my question is how did your OB or midwife deal with these tests? Were they optional, recommended, recommended for certain people, or required?
He is currently taking a child psychology class as he finishes his major, and currently they are on a prenatal section. (No idea what this has to do with child psych). Anyways his teacher was spewing forth inaccurate information.
She told the class that the AFP, tetra test, ultrasound, and CFTS are all required tests in pregnancy. I think he said something to her because then she said they were recommended. As far as I understood it they are optional, and not even recommended unless you have several things pointing toward a need, as in advance maternal age. She didn't even know what CFTS stood for.
Now I know some women may get all of these tests, and some doctors recommend them to some women. My doctor never told me I had to have any of these tests, just that they were options if I wanted them. She did recommend the ultrasound because there is a family history of certain pregnancy problems, and I would have requested that one anyway.
What angered me the most is from what he was saying is that it seemed to be that the professor was advocating for the termination of pregnancy if there were problems, which she was only talking about down syndrome. And that this is the norm. I know every mother decides differently, but I don't think it is the norm.
He also just told me he asked her about it after class, and told her what CFTS stood for. Her response "It is better to know." (which I know was recently debated here) But she stated this as though her opinion was what the scientific fact is.
So I guess my question is how did your OB or midwife deal with these tests? Were they optional, recommended, recommended for certain people, or required?