Women often undergo early caesareans or induced labour following detection of decreased amniotic fluid volume, because this is seen as a sign of foetal distress. While no gold standard exists for ...

With the approval of the Animal Care and Use Committee of the Hokkaido (No. 2058) and the Tohoku (No. 15-128) University School of Medicine, this study was carried out from April 2001 to April 2004.

Doctors recently used prenatal ultrasound to detect a rare 4.6 x 3.6-cm oropharyngeal teratoma (OPT) protruding from the oral cavity of a fetus. Details of the case were published on November 4 in the ...

Amniocentesis describes the extraction of amniotic fluid through the abdominal wall (i.e., through a transabdominal approach with ultrasound guidance). This procedure is performed by a trained ...

Ectopia Cordis is a rare birth defect where the heart develops outside the chest. Learn about its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment ...