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A member asked:
I was in car accident. is it possible for a baby to have fractures that don't appear on a sono at 5 months?
10 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
No: Your fetus is well protected while floating in your bag of waters. Energy of any crash will dissipate on the tissue layers outside the bag & not cause the type of point pressure needed to crack bones.
Answered 8/25/2017
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