what was used before ultrasounds to monitor pregnancy?

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what was used before ultrasounds to monitor pregnancy?

2007-06-20 01:12:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

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simple measuring of the fundus, listening to the patients complaints, and using a fetal-scope (like a stethoscope) to listen to the fetal heart beat. that was before the doppler was used/invented

2007-06-20 01:21:45 · answer #1 · answered by Dana C 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋

They simply had no way of getting a picture of what was happening inside.

2007-06-20 01:20:43 · answer #2 · answered by jsardi56 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Mother's intuition.

2007-06-20 01:15:55 · answer #3 · answered by Betsy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Nothing ...

Midwives who thought they knew everything ...

2007-06-20 01:15:27 · answer #4 · answered by Rhyannonn C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋