Pregnancy is a beautiful thing, an unborn baby growing inside the shelter of his mother’s body. Many mothers would never think that anything could be wrong with their little ones but would make great ...

What is Fetal Heart Ultrasound? Fetal echocardiography helps in diagnosis of cardiac birth defects, and is similar to the ultrasound procedure during pregnancy. Also known as fetal heart ultrasound or ...

The probe used in a fetal echocardiogram is called a transducer. It emits ultrasonic sound waves into your belly that create an image on the doctor’s screen. These sound waves are at a frequency that ...

Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting nearly 1% of births per year in the United States, according to the CDC. About one in four infants with a congenital heart ...

We should embrace innovation and technology that is available to maximize quality patient care, one Mount Sinai doctor said.

Comprehensive ultrasound, specifically during first-trimester enhances early detection of fetal defects, providing well-timed ...

Scanning for serious structural issues in fetuses during the first trimester can result in earlier detection of these issues, reports a new study led by Aris Papageorghiou at the University of Oxford, ...

The staff at Parkland’s OB/GYN Sonography Department. (Photo courtesy of Parkland Health & Hospital System) Parkland Health & Hospital System has become the only hospital system in North Texas to ...

The mission of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship at UAB is to train future leaders in MFM with complementary skill sets in maternal care, fetal ultrasound, and clinical research. A three-year ...