Before the advent of ultrasounds in the late 1950s, parents could only hope that their baby would be born healthy and with ten fingers and toes. Today, ultrasounds are standard for every pregnancy, so ...

For pregnant women (and their partners), prenatal ultrasounds can be awe-inspiring. It’s undeniably neat to actually see what the baby looks like before he or she emerges, and the resulting pictures ...

Ultrasounds are one of the highlights of pregnancy—parents-to-be get a fuzzy sneak peek at what their baby looks like after months of wondering. A recent Lenny newsletter pointed out that we’re the ...

A study shows that 3D ultrasound incorporating new matrix technology is reliable, accurate, and faster than previous methods for the assessment of plaque volume in the carotid and femoral arteries. A ...

When Sarah Carter was pregnant with her first child, she started digging into the research on ultrasounds, scouring studies in mice and rats. She couldn’t find any evidence in humans they cause harm — ...

An ultrasound is a painless procedure that uses sound waves to generate images of the inside of your body. Your doctor will often use an ultrasound to create images of a fetus during pregnancy. A ...