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2025-04-06 00:46:00 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1A2E4FC934A76B5C0CE311F3CE7F7088CA2C8D6A494B2AF1CDA0514931B78DDE
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False. Ultrasound uses non-ionizing sound waves, unlike X-rays, & has not been conclusively linked to fetal harm in humans at diagnostic levels. Decades of real-world use in tens of millions of pregnancies and human epidemiological studies has not shown these dangers https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/uog.5604 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2390856 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2193264/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11545858
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