Ultrasound training for communities that need it most
The Community Ultrasound Program (CUSP) offers training, ultrasound equipment, and ongoing support for doulas, community navigators, reproductive justice advocates, and clinicians.
We train community sonographers to deliver private, affordable, and trustworthy ultrasound services in under-served regions.
Our Goal
People considering or seeking abortion services have information to make decisions about pregnancy options — without coercion or bias.
Our Why
Most people receiving telemedicine abortion care do not need ultrasound. Around 10% of abortion clients seek an ultrasound for confirmation of pregnancy duration or reassurance after taking abortion pills.
Reassurance
In the US, anti-abortion centers outnumber abortion clinics about 5:1. Many of these centers provide coercive counseling, misleading information about abortion safety, and/or inaccurate information about ultrasounds. We are different.
Trust
Access
With Medicaid cuts, fewer people have access to affordable, reliable ultrasounds.
There is a clear need for local access to ultrasounds for early pregnancy, so people have the information they need when they need it most.
What We Do
We offer an alternative to anti-abortion pregnancy resource centers (crisis pregnancy centers/CPCs).
We help people in low-resource communities build skills to offer key information about pregnancy — is the pregnancy in the uterus, or could it be ectopic? How far along is the pregnancy?
⚲ We do not train certified medical technicians. Our work is focused on delivering accurate and unbiased information about pregnancy — not diagnostic ultrasounds.
What does CUSP offer?
Hybrid Learning
Self-study materials
1:1 Virtual Training/Coaching
Hands-on training
Ongoing virtual support
Funding assistance for travel and lodging to in-person training sites
Hand-held ultrasound probe
Expert Consultation
Who CUSP is for
Doulas
Add point-of-care ultrasound to the support you already give.
Community Navigators
Help people confirm and understand their pregnancy.
Reproductive justice advocates
Bring ultrasound access into your community work.
Clinicians
Train others and join the CUSP support network.
