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Health Tip: Ultrasound Helps Evaluate Fetal Health
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Health Tip: Ultrasound Helps Evaluate Fetal Health

(HealthDay News) -- An obstetric ultrasound is a scan that uses high-frequency sound waves to show an image of a fetus inside the uterus.

It is often requested by obstetricians at intervals throughout a pregnancy to check on the fetus's health.

According to the Radiological Society of North America, an ultrasound may be used to confirm:

  • The presence and age of an embryo/fetus.
  • Any congenital abnormalities.
  • The location and position of the fetus and placenta.
  • Multiple pregnancies.
  • The amount of amniotic fluid that surrounds the fetus.
  • Any abnormalities in the cervix or womb.

 

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