Ultrasound in a pregnant woman gives various kinds of information ranging from estimated date of delivery to understanding fetal heart beat and blood flow in the fetus. Ultrasound or ultrasonography ...

Women who have high levels of abdominal fat during their first trimester of pregnancy have a higher risk of developing diabetes later in their pregnancy, according to a new study. Women who have high ...

Pregnancy is an exciting time, and your body is going through lots of changes. Unexpected symptoms or brand new discomfort can be worrying. Here’s a breakdown of the common and less-common causes of ...

A 29-year-old gravida 4, para 3 woman presented to the emergency gynecology assessment service with a 2-week history of lower abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding, passing large clots. Her last ...

A pregnant woman with a stomach ache turned out to have a serious pregnancy complication that was missed during her previous ultrasound exams: The woman's 32-week-old fetus was growing within her ...

A new study identifies, as early as the 5th month of pregnancy, patterns of fetal abdominal growth associated with maternal lipid metabolites that track newborn growth, adiposity and development into ...

If you are pregnant, you may be experiencing abdominal pain. It may because your organs are constantly shifting, your uterus is expanding, and your ligaments are stretching. But some abdominal pain ...

ABDOMINAL pains, more so those occurring in pregnancy, are always a great concern for women and physicians. Obstetrician-gynaecologist Dr Sean Parkinson said when this happens, a patient’s first ...

New mothers often overlook a crucial post-birth check, which is an imaging scan, vital for detecting issues like retained placental tissue and heavy bleeding. It also helps identify abdominal and ...

OBJECTIVE: We studied the validity and reproducibility of a new abdominal ultrasound protocol for the assessment of intra-abdominal adipose tissue. MEASUREMENTS: Intra-abdominal adipose tissue was ...