Ultrasounds are a critical part of modern health care, helping to image soft tissue and organs, measure blood flow, and ...

After a 20-week anatomy scan revealed their son's bowel was growing outside his body, the Garcias relied on a specialized ...

Women with chronic hypertension whose fetuses have lower estimated fetal weight and fetal growth restriction at 35-36 weeks’ gestation are more likely to develop superimposed preeclampsia.

Others wondered where the urine goes after babies relieve themselves inside the womb. As it turns out, babies are already ...

When UCSF performed its first fetal MRI in 1996, the technology was still largely experimental. Nearly three decades later, fetal MRI has become a vital clinical and research tool. UCSF is now among ...

Synthetic embryo models, such as blastoids and gastruloids, which replicate key stages in mammalian embryogenesis in vitro, are slowly gaining traction as viable means of ex-vivo development. These ...

SEATTLE — What if pregnant women could monitor their baby's heart rate using their mobile phone? The idea is not so far-fetched. A University of Washington PhD student is helping develop a smartphone ...

Dina Ferdman, MD, Co-director of Fetal Care Center, Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital about fetal cardiology and congenital heart defects before birth. In this interview, Dr. Ferdman answers the ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Prediction of gestational age (GA) based on sonographic fetal parameters is perhaps the cornerstone of modern obstetrics and continues to be an important component in the ...

Abstract: Early diagnosis of congenital heart diseases (CHDs) via fetal echocardiogram ultrasonography (US) is critical for minimizing infant mortality and enabling timely medical interventions. In ...