Ashanti beads

2010-09-07 So who knows what Ashanti beads are? I was having a difficult time pulling the young pregnant lady’s clothes down to expose the abdomen in preparation for an abdominal ultrasound. It was as if she had a belt around her undergarments and no matter how I tugged her clothes would not slide down very far. I soon learned that traditional Ashanti beads are worn as decoration much like a necklace except down around the hips. They signify her arrival to womanhood and are also handy at keeping western undergarments up! They also create a little of an indentation creating a smooth curvaceous shape, appealing to the opposite sex. Well Ashanti beads are lovely and come in all colors but they get in the way of the ultrasound so next time I quickly asked the patient to loosen her beads so we could proceed with the ultrasound. I’m learning!