In a study published in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology that involved more than 50,000 pregnancies, a fetal anomaly was detected for the first time in the third trimester in one in 200 women who ...

Recent media coverage in the Nine newspapers highlights a surge in non-medical ultrasound providers offering "reassurance ultrasounds" to expectant parents. The service has resulted in serious harms, ...

Background: Conventionally, the pregnancy duration is accepted to be 280-282 days. Fetuses determined by ultrasound biometry to be small in early pregnancy, have an increased risk of premature birth.

Warning pregnant mothers about fetal abnormalities before scans would only have caused additional distress, according to a study of women who were given bad news when they had an ultrasound to detect ...

To determine if serum screen analytes identify preeclamptic patients at risk for small-for-gestational age newborns, maternal laboratory abnormalities and preterm delivery (<37 weeks gestation). Using ...

A nationwide study of over one million pregnancies in the UK revealed that first-trimester ultrasounds significantly improve the early detection of major fetal anomalies. While availability varied ...