Background: Conventionally, the pregnancy duration is accepted to be 280-282 days. Fetuses determined by ultrasound biometry to be small in early pregnancy, have an increased risk of premature birth.

For low-risk pregnancies, the most accurate timing of ultrasound for diagnosing foetal structural anomalies before 24 weeks' gestation appears to be combined scanning during the first and second ...

In a study published in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology that involved more than 50,000 pregnancies, a fetal anomaly was detected for the first time in the third trimester in one in 200 women who ...

Warning pregnant mothers about fetal abnormalities before scans would only have caused additional distress, according to a study of women who were given bad news when they had an ultrasound to detect ...

Fetal anomalies are structural or functional abnormalities that develop while the baby is still in the womb, affecting organs like the heart, brain, kidneys, or limbs. Detecting these anomalies early ...

Scanning for serious structural issues in fetuses during the first trimester can result in earlier detection of these issues, reports a new study led by Aris Papageorghiou at the University of Oxford, ...

Scanning for serious structural issues in fetuses during the first trimester can result in earlier detection of these issues, reports a new study led by Aris Papageorghiou at the University of Oxford, ...