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Ultrasound is a technique that uses sound waves to show a
picture of a baby (fetus) in the uterus. Because it uses sound waves instead of radiation, ultrasound is safer than X-rays. Ultrasound provides important information about the health of the fetus and ...
www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/14332_1167.asp
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Upside: Detailed explanation of ultrasounds including how it works and what it is used for during pregnancy
Downside: Small, light color font
Fertility Friend's Ultrasound Gallery fully managed by Fertility
Friend members. Members can upload their ultrasound images and organize them by categories and keywords for easier access. Quick Links: Browse Gallery Search Gallery Select images by keywords or ...
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Upside: Various user ultrasound pictures sorted by single or multiple and trimester
Downside: Requires registration
Could the sonographer be wrong about my baby's sex?
How reliable is ultrasound for predicting a baby's gender? I've heard of mistakes being made!
www.babycenter.com/400_could-the-sonographer-be-wrong-about-my-babys-sex_505122_1000.bc
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Upside: Detailed expert and community answers to ultrasounds and determining baby's gender and when you can find out
Downside: User answers may not be right for you
A real 20-week ultrasound
Hearing your baby's heartbeat for the first time is one of the most exciting moments of pregnancy, but nothing beats actually seeing the fluttering of his tiny heart on an ultrasound. Ultrasound ...
www.babycenter.com/real-20-week-pregnancy-ultrasound
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Upside: Video of real ultrasounds at 20 weeks
Downside: Need Real Player to see the video
Slide show: Fetal ultrasound
An early glimpse of your developing baby An ultrasound can give you an early glimpse of your developing baby. But this exam isn't done primarily for parental thrills. It allows your health care ...
www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PR00139
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Upside: Various ultrasound pictures of different parts of the fetal body
Downside: Scroll over the numbers to see what each picture is
What can an ultrasound detect?
What is ultrasound? * to evaluate movement, tone, and breathing, * to identify sex (not 100% reliable), * to assess the amount of amniotic fluid, * as an adjunct to cervical cerclage or suture, * to ...
www.i-am-pregnant.com/encyclopedia/U/Ultrasound/
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Upside: Detailed explanation on having an ultrasound and 3D/4D ultrasounds with community comments
Downside: Small font; user postings may not be right for you
Ultrasound and Weight of Your Baby
Reviewing the Accuracy of Ultrasound to Measure the Infant's Weight Ultrasound is used for several purposes during pregnancy including estimating the baby's weight. Controversy remains about the ...
prenatal-health.suite101.com/article.cfm/ultrasound_and_weight_of_baby
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Upside: Article understanding the accuracy of ultrasounds for measuring baby size and weight during pregnancy
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Early pregnancy bleeding: Ultrasound shows accumulated blood
For the last three weeks, I have been bleeding continuously -- sometimes spotting, sometimes bleeding like a light period.
parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/pcomplications/0,,midwife_3p7h,00.html
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Upside: Answers specific questions from results of ultrasound
Downside: No ultrasound related links
Single Artery Umbilical Cord
During her first ultrasound at Kaiser, my daughter-in-law was diagnosed with having a single umbilical artery instead of the usual two arteries. This condition is also called a two vessel cord. We ...
parents.berkeley.edu/advice/pregnancy/singleartery.html
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Upside: Summary of user advice on having a single artery umbilical cord during pregnancy
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Doppler Flow Studies
What is a Doppler flow study? Doppler flow is a type of ultrasound that uses sound waves to measure the flow of blood through a blood vessel. Waveforms of the blood flow are shown on the ultrasound ...
www.chop.edu/consumer/your_child/condition_section_index.jsp?id=-8946
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Upside: Good explanation of doppler flow studies during pregnancy
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