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flag Untrained staff at UK clinics are wrongly diagnosing pregnancy issues, prompting calls to protect the "sonographer" title for qualified professionals.

flag Unqualified individuals are performing pregnancy ultrasounds at UK high street clinics, leading to dangerous misdiagnoses such as falsely claiming a baby has no heartbeat or severe abnormalities, causing unnecessary medical interventions. flag The Society of Radiographers warns that anyone can buy an ultrasound machine and call themselves a sonographer without training or oversight, risking missed ectopic pregnancies, undetected fetal conditions, and harmful advice. flag They are urging the government to protect the title "sonographer" so only registered professionals can use it, ensuring patient safety and accountability.

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