OP26.08: A micro‐analytic evaluation of parents watching a non‐diagnostic ultrasound‐based video of their fetus at mid‐gestation

Introduction How pregnant women in difficult psycho-social circumstances experience foetal ultra-sound exams has been used for counselling1. Few studies have addressed the parental interaction, i.e. the couples’ behaviour while watching their fetus during US examinations. Methods 20 couples watched a non-diagnostic video (“Tc_sono20”2: Figure 1) of their fetus (12-15 min) at mid-gestation (t1). Their interaction was systematically micro-analyzed (Table 1). At 32 weeks (t2) they were assessed with regard to three variables of their well-being: (a.) depression3 (b ) attachment i e their attitude Figure 1. Future parents’ triadic capacity (“Tc_sono20”, screen-shot): a standardized setting to measure parental attitudes to pregnancy while watching a non-diagnostic ultrasound Table 1. Systematic micro-analytic video evaluation using a coding sheet based on INTERACT® (see: www.mangold-international.com)