As fetal-ultrasound procedures continue to increase in the U.S., medical experts are cautioning against running frequent scans with the devices. The use of the most common fetal-ultrasound procedures ...

NORFOLK, VA, AND WAUKESHA, WI — GE Healthcare, the leading manufacturer of 3D/4D ultrasound systems, has licensed a technique patented by an Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) obstetrician that ...

Amid growing pushback over the number of fetal ultrasounds performed in the U.S., physicians are weighing in on the issue with recommendations as to how and when the procedures should be used. The ...

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 ...

– An innovative, non invasive ultrasound procedure to detect anemia in the fetus during high risk pregnancy is safer for patients, according to a study to be published in the New England Journal of ...

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 ...

Everything about the procedure required special preparation. Incredibly small fetal microsurgery tools, including a 12-centimeter metal needle, and a tiny transcatheter metal stent that inflates to ...

At Michelle Johnson's 20-week ultrasound, she received the distressing news that her developing baby was diagnosed with myelomeningocele, also known as spina bifida. Spina bifida occurs when spinal ...

The woman reading the ultrasound slipped out of the room, leaving Crystal and Nicholas Springer to stare at a computer screen that listed the measurements of their unborn babies. It said, “Abnormal.

Kristin Coppage (KC): A maternal-fetal medicine specialist is a fellowship specialist who deals with high-risk pregnancies. The Cincinnati Fetal Center is a collaboration between TriHealth, Cincinnati ...

Alysha Kellner was 23 weeks pregnant when she learned last year that her baby had a rare, fast-growing tumor on her heart that might require surgery while still inside the womb. It was ...