[Significance of ultrasound B image diagnosis as a screening method in pregnancy]

Report about the degree of sonographic routine examinations of pregnant women of the town Karl-Marx-Stadt from January 1981 till December 1982. In spite of limited capacity important diagnoses were possible by only one sonography, i.e. malformations, gemini, placental localization and confirmation of duration of pregnancy. One additional examination is necessary to clear term discrepancies or to state fetal growth retardation. A complete and repeated sonographic care of all pregnant women is possible only by formation of locally good alloted examination centres with optimal utilization of equipment.