Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is a screening test for fetal chromosomal aneuploidy using cell-free DNA derived from maternal blood. It has been rapidly accepted into obstetric practice because ...

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 ...

In Perinatal Cardiology, fetal cardiology experts provide key information on tools for fetal evaluation through echocardiography / cardiac ultrasonography, with a primary focus on the nature and ...

UC San Francisco researchers have found a way to double doctors’ accuracy in detecting the vast majority of complex fetal heart defects in utero – when interventions could either correct them or ...

Unexpected discovery: A prenatal genetic screening for the baby revealed abnormalities that pointed to a possible maternal health issue. Family history clue: The mother’s father had kidney cancer, ...