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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Carvalho and colleagues have elegantly demonstrated the ability of early fetal echocardiography between 11 and 16 weeks' gestation to accurately assess the fetal heart in high-risk pregnancies. Their ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (February 4, 2010) — In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in Chicago, researchers will unveil ...

The facility was inaugurated by NIMS director Prof. Nagari Bheerappa, alongside Dr. Shagun Agarwal, head of the Department of ...

Scientists discover how to take ultra-detailed images of a baby's heart in the womb, improving doctors' chances of spotting critical issues before birth. Diagnosing congenital heart defects from the ...

Iris Rodgers needed an emotional break from the stress of her job as a registered diagnostic sonographer in high-risk maternal fetal medicine. So she and her husband, Carlos, pooled $100,000 from ...

First-of-its-kind premium ultrasound technology suite uses latest technology to enhance care for expectant mothers Fetal Care Center Dallas and its founding partner, maternal-fetal specialist Kevin ...