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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
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Ultrasound
Who: Most pregnant women. Why: To check the age of the baby, identify a multiple pregnancy (twins or more), check the baby’s growth and size, and look for major birth defects. Also used to help ...
www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/159_523.asp
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Upside: Quick overview of ultrasound with basic facts
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My baby's umbilical cord has two blood vessels instead of three
- will this cause problems? I am 20 weeks pregnant. While I was having an ultrasound I was told that, instead of one vein and two arteries in the cord, they could only see one vein and one artery. ...
www.babycenter.ca/pregnancy/antenatalhealth/scans/twovesselscordexpert/
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Upside: Expert answer to user question on having a single umbilical artery during pregnancy
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Single Umbilical Artery
I am 25 years old, this is my 3rd child, 10th pregnancy, had 7 miscarriages. LMP 11-15-04. I am now 31 weeks pregnant. At 30 weeks I had an ultrasound to check the placement of placenta. During the ...
en.allexperts.com/q/ObGyn-Pregnancy-issues-1007/Single-Umbilical-Artery.htm
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Upside: Q&A on having a single umbilical cord
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Prenatal Testing: Ultrasound Safety and Accuracy
All pregnant women in our technology-happy modern society face confusing choices about prenatal testing, its advantages and disadvantages, and its appropriateness for them. Large pregnant women face ...
www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/Prenatal%20Testing/prenataltest-ultrasoundsafety.htm
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Upside: Very detailed information on pregnancy ultrasounds including types, procedures, safety and accuracy
Downside: Expect lots of scrolling; basic site design; some medical language
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
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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
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Ultrasound Accuracy?
I had an early ultrasound at 10w5d. The u/s said I was 10w3d. Now to me that is very accurate. I was high risk and was measured quite often by numerous doctors and u/s techs and my due date was never ...
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071227165553AAG7KMg
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Upside: Answers to user generated question on how accurate an ultrasound is
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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
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