You are pregnant and you just want to know as much information about your baby as possible. But the government of Canada only allows one free ultrasound scan (and that's only if you have an OHIP card), unless there is dire need of another one. What do you do?
If you do have health insurance and a valid OHIP card, you have two options:
1. Either you have to pay (if you can even get an appointment) - this can be pretty expensive.
2. You can get free pregnancy ultrasound at an institution that teaches ultrasound. Read on for details.
If you are not a Canadian citizen and don't have health insurance, the government will not even honor one free pregnancy ultrasound scan. However, you still have the second option of getting the pregnancy ultrasound done by an institution that teaches ultrasound.
These institutions are normally looking for pregnancy patients for instructing students during classes. Therefore, if you volunteer to get your ultrasound scan done by these institutions in front of students, the institutions normally reward you with a detailed pregnancy report and assessment. The ultrasound scans are performed by the instructor but the students get to watch what is going on.
One such institution where you can get a free pregnancy ultrasound scan is Mainz Ultrasound Training (located in Mississauga, near Toronto). Simply contact them using the "Contact" link at the top and they will gladly make an appointment for you as soon as they can.
Other places you might want to consider are Mohawk College and Michener Institute. Both these institutions also teach ultrasound and might regularly be in need for pregnancy ultrasound patients.
Hope this has been helpful.
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