differences in health care?

[infringe]

Is there much difference between the way ultrasounds and appointments work in canada, usa, and europe? I live in canada but i see a lot of posts about only having two or three ultrasounds throughout the whole pregnancy.. I have had one appointment and ultrasound at least every 4 weeks till 28 weeks, then every two weeks until 35 weeks (im 33 weeks atm) then every week. Just curious on how other peoples experiences are going. I wish i could see my baby everyday!!

[infringe]

Maybe my hospital is just weird and likes looking at our babies as much as we do, lol. I had an anatomy scan at 21 weeks and an appt the day after lirerally, with an ultrasound.

[doulamommy]

I think two to four is the average in the USA but it also depends on what kind of provider you're seeing. An obgyn that deals with mostly high risk patients is going to order more scans than the typical ob, who is going to order more than a typical cnm, and lay or direct entry midwives only order ultrasound in very rare cases.

[AMDG]

I personally chose to only have one ultrasound but I think the typical practice here in the US is at LEAST two ultrasounds - an initial one and the 20wk anatomy scan. I've had several friends who seem to have then more frequently though, but not as frequent as what you're describing.

[infringe]

Im also not a high risk pregnancy either, the doctors at the hospital do this for everyone!