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A. Ultrasound scanning is perfectly safe. In the 20 years it has been used, there is no conclusive evidence that it has caused harm to a mother or her baby. No needles are used in the examination – only silent, low energy sound waves. Nor are there ever any unpleasant or harmful side effects from an ultrasound scan.
