For parents-to-be, an ultrasound offers a rare glimpse of a growing fetus. For Kyle and Abby Weener of Hammond, Ind., the image offered something quite unique and rare: It appeared that the fetus was ...

- THE QUESTION The high-frequency sound waves of an ultrasound examination help track the health and development of a fetus. Multiple scans, however, may lead to smaller babies at birth. Does this ...

Prenatal screening not only helps detect birth defects and chromosomal abnormalities early, but also helps doctors make ...

NMAHMED copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. Diagnostic ultrasound before Thomas Brown -- Ian Donald before ultrasound : St. Thomas's Hospital and the Royal Air Force -- Ian Donald before ...

A controversial computer-generated video produced by an anti-abortion group that purports to show the development of a fetus in the womb—or others like it—could soon become required viewing in ...

A growing number of lawmakers are proposing legislation to require fetal development education in public schools. Credit: Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library/Getty Images The Hechinger Report ...