Using ultrasound to measure blood flow in the placenta and the fetus could help spot issues tied to low birth weight, researchers report. As the Dutch investigators explained, about 10% of fetuses ...

However, if small babies have a malfunctioning placenta, it may require action, including the possibility of inducing the baby's birth. Based on recent findings, a Doppler ultrasound assessing the ...

It was the night before we would find out if our fifth – and likely final – try at an embryo transfer worked, and I sat on ...

CRL: Crown—rump length; EV: Embryo volume; FV: Fetal volume; GSV: Gestational sac volume; PV: Placental volume; SonoAVC: Sonography-based automated volume count ...

Later on in pregnancy, ultrasound can gauge the baby's growth and development, determine the location of the placenta, and measure the amount of amniotic fluid. Three-dimensional ultrasounds ...

Arley had rare pericardial teratoma, a fatal heart tumor. Her family thought she would die. Until Children's Hospital of ...

What are the benefits of ultrasound? You use them to document ... you identify the amniotic fluid volume, you locate the placenta and then you look at the size of the baby to make sure the growth ...

If the bleeding occurs during the second trimester, your doctor will perform an ultrasound to see if you have a condition called placenta previa. Placenta previa is when your placenta is partially ...

Sometimes a placenta previa may cause an abnormal presentation ... doctors sometimes administer a uterine muscle relaxant, then use an ultrasound machine and electronic fetal monitor as guides.

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Changes in the placenta may increase the risk of children developing asthma and allergies, as shown in new research from Örebro University. The study is published in the journal Pediatric Allergy ...