Safe and Sound

Synopsis
Shows the technique of ultrasonic scanning being used to determine certain factors in pregnancy, e.g. date of conception, pre-natal health of the foetus and whether there are any abnormalities in its body structure. The technique also makes amniocentesis a safer procedure by locating exactly where the placenta lies.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 44 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1977
Availability
Hire
Uses
For medical students as an introduction to the technique.*
Subjects
Medical sciences
Keywords
clinical examination; obstetrics; pregnancy - human; ultrasound imaging

Credits

Director
Julian Aston
Producer
Robert Reid
Contributor
Colin Sherman; H A Brand; Ian Donald; Stuart Campbell
Cast
Robert Reid 

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

Video Arts Ltd

Sponsor

Name

Action Research for the Crippled Child

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email
sales@concordmedia.org.uk
Web
http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01473 726 012
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG
Notes
A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

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