Ultrasound was first used in obstetrics in the 1950s, and its application has significantly evolved. Today, it is a routine part of prenatal care, often conducted multiple times during a pregnancy.

"We want to make high-quality fetal ultrasound as easy as taking your temperature," said Mozziyar Etemadi, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Anesthesiology and leader of the project at Northwestern.

In this video exclusive, Caroline T. Nguyen, MD, talks with Richard H. Lee, about the utility of fetal ultrasound for women with endocrine disorders. Nguyen is assistant professor of clinical ...

A team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health has developed a new ultrasound technique to monitor the placenta for impaired fetal blood flow early in pregnancy. The technique ...

The mission of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship at UAB is to train future leaders in MFM with complementary skill sets in maternal care, fetal ultrasound, and clinical research. A three-year ...

It can be difficult to decide whether to expedite birth when a woman in the final stage of pregnancy perceives less fetal movements. An additional ultrasound measurement to assess resistance infetal ...