Feb. 3, 2025 — Maternal vitamin D levels in the first trimester were related to both prenatal growth and pregnancy outcomes, according to a new study. Low vitamin D levels during the first ...

Ultrasound is a non-invasive imaging technique that uses the differential reflectance of acoustic waves at ultrasonic frequencies to detect objects and measure distances. It is commonly used for ...

Diagnosis of prenatal-onset skeletal dysplasias can be accomplished by ultrasound evaluation and confirmed by both molecular testing using invasive procedures and postdelivery radiographs and ...

Although many people consider pregnancy a time of happiness, about 10% to 20% of moms-to-be struggle with symptoms of depression. Hormonal changes or stress can make depression symptoms worse or ...

medical professionals -- including OB-GYNs -- who may not be trained in prenatal ultrasound," Lam-Rachlin said. "That accounts for why the ability to detect congenital heart defects is still quite ...

Objective: Prenatal ultrasound features, associated anomalies and genetic abnormalities of microtia cases were analyzed to explore the feasibility and value of prenatal ultrasound for the diagnosis of ...

2018). In 0.34% of normal karyotype fetuses, submicroscopic CNVs associated with developmental delay/intellectual disability were detected; those CNVs may be missed by prenatal ultrasound (Srebniak et ...

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