Gynecology, Obstetrics and Womens Health

Ultrasound and Genetics

Ultrasound is done on pregnancy to track the development of the foetus in the mother’s womb.  Ultrasound, it reveals the heartbeat of the foetus, the radius of the head,    his/her height and weight and also the length of the hands and feet. Various linds of ultrasounds are Transvaginal Ultrasound, Fetal Echocardiography, 3-D Ultrasound,  and 4-D Ultrasound . Sonography, it reports in the first trimester and provides information about the fetal heartbeat,and also it examines the placenta, uterus, ovaries, cervix, and also checks for multiple pregnancies, the sonography done in the second and third trimester reveals much important criteria like placental abruption, placental previa, characteristics of Down’s syndrome. Ultrasound looking into the genetic conditions of parents and as a consequence the possibilities in the baby