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Fetal Medicine & Ultrasonography

While it takes around 6 weeks for a fetal heartbeat to develop, regular ultrasounds and fetal care monitoring can help you assess your baby’s growth and development at all such significant times.

The Mother & the Fetus are a physically single unit, however, they are both two different entities & individuals, having their own physiological and developmental challenges and require specialized care independent of each other.

Advancements in Obstetrics have now given shape to a new field of medicine known as – fetal medicine, which focuses on the specific needs of the fetus.

Pregnancy is a journey that lasts around 40-weeks and each week, both you and your baby are crossing vital milestones. It is important to have regular checks and see if the progress is as expected or if there are any challenges along the way. Regular scans and consultations with the fetal medicine experts at Ankura help you with this!

How Fetal care will help you:

Catch early signs of birth defects and take necessary measures or discontinue the pregnancy in case of an affected fetus.
Determine the degree of care you and your baby need, based on this you can shift yourself to tertiary care if required.
Predict and prevent any fetal growth restriction or preterm birth.

Many a time, various complications that arise during pregnancy, while the child is still inside the womb, can lead to health issues in later stages like infancy or adult life. This can be avoided by ensuring that quality fetal care is provided at the right time!

Ultrasound scanning is one of the major components of fetal medicine, providing the necessary diagnostic and interventional method to identify any challenges to the growing fetus. Some of the routinely performed scans include:

An anatomy scan
A Nuchal Scan
A standard ultrasound examination in each of the trimesters.

Getting an ultrasound in the 1st trimester of pregnancy can help you identify the embryo, assess the length of the fetus, check the fetal cardiac activity and monitor the maternal uterus to see if it poses any threat to the baby.

Getting an ultrasound in the 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy can help you assess the fetal position, placenta location, estimated fetal weight, anatomy survey for the fetus, and amniotic fluid volume.

Adequate growth of the fetus, as well as vital signs that indicate the appropriate progression of the fetus during the gestation period, are the key aspects of fetal monitoring. Any anomalies must be promptly identified and diagnosed, to create a pleasant and unique experience. This can be achieved with the help of advanced technology and innovative medical procedures that aids the delivery of world-class fetal care at Ankura!

Myths vs. Facts

You only need to get an ultrasound scan once during pregnancy.

Myth: You only need to get an ultrasound scan once during pregnancy.

Fact: At Ankura Hospital, regular ultrasounds at different points in the pregnancy help keep an eye on the baby's growth, development, and health.

Only high-risk pregnancies need fetal medicine

Myth: Only high-risk pregnancies need fetal medicine

Fact: Fetal medicine at Ankura Hospital helps both low-risk and high-risk pregnancies by finding problems early on.

There are fetal heartbeats from the first week.

Myth: There are fetal heartbeats from the first week.

Fact: An ultrasound can usually pick up a fetal heartbeat around 5–6 weeks of pregnancy.

Every ultrasound scan is the same

Myth: Every ultrasound scan is the same

Fact: Ankura Hospital does specialized scans like NT scans, anomaly scans, growth scans, and Doppler studies.

Fetal medicine experts only do scans.

Myth: Fetal medicine experts only do scans.

Fact: At Ankura Hospital, fetal medicine specialists also help with diagnosis, counseling, and managing a pregnancy.

Getting scans often means something is wrong

Myth: Getting scans often means something is wrong

Fact: Regular scans at Ankura Hospital are often done to keep people healthy and give them peace of mind.

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