[Group counselling for the second trimester ultrasound: can group counselling be an alternative for individual counselling?].

Objective: To compare group counselling to individual counselling with respect to the second trimester ultrasound.

Design: A prospective cohort study at two hospitals.

Method: At one hospital, 100 pregnant women were counselled on the risks and benefits of the second trimester ultrasound in groups of up to 15 patients.