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 ...

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 ...

Fetuses with increased nuchal thickness (visualized on fetal NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY assessment), with or without chromosome abnormalities, have an increased risk of developing cardiac abnormalities, ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fetal echocardiograms for low-risk pregnancies have been reduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, which may bring ...

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) announced today that ultrasound practice accreditation is now available in Fetal Echocardiography. The program sets the standard for care in ...

Pregnancy is essential in every woman's life. During this period, the health and well-being of the woman and the developing fetus are equally important. For women with high-risk pregnancies, regular ...

Original article Carvalho JS et al. (2004) Clinical impact of first and early second trimester fetal echocardiography on high risk pregnancies. Heart 90: 921-926 Fetuses with increased nuchal ...