February 8, 2010 (Chicago, Illinois) — Measuring the fetal zone of the adrenal gland with 2D ultrasound to predict preterm birth is as effective as using less available 3D imaging to measure fetal ...

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 ...

Fetal echo is short for fetal echocardiogram, an ultrasound test doctors use to look for congenital heart disease (CHD). This disease affects around 1% of births each year and encompasses a wide range ...

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 ...

As we enter heart awareness month, it’s important to remember our littlest hearts. Congenital heart disease is the most common fetal malformation and affects about eight in 1,000 babies born in the ...

Within minutes of performing the echocardiogram, Gregerson said Najdawi was making arrangements to transfer Morgyn to Children's Hospital. With temperatures hovering well below zero, it was too cold ...

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 ...

Background and aims: Exposure of the fetus to antenatal inflammation can occur from chorioamnionitis which may progress to a systemic fetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS). It is not known ...