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New study shows promise for preventing preterm births
Science Daily: Pregnancy and Childbirth News &bull Dec 15, 2011
The new study, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, described a two-prong strategy used by doctors: participating pregnant women underwent a measurement of the cervical length via transvaginal cervical ultrasound to define risk for preterm birth; and those found to have a short cervix were successfully treated with vaginal progesterone. A short cervix --… Full Story »
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A Foot at the 26 Week Ultrasound
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth What's Hot &bull Dec 14, 2011
Week 26 of pregnancy is towards the end of the second trimester, not many ultrasounds are done at this point without a reason, like a complication. Full Story »
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Duggars Schedule Memorial Service For Baby Jubilee Shalom
Celebrity Baby Scoop &bull Dec 13, 2011After suffering the miscarriage of their 20th child, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar will be holding a memorial service on Wednesday, December 14, for the baby girl they have named Jubilee Shalom Duggar . In a routine ultrasound taken of… Full Story »
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Special Pregnancy Stocking Stuffer: It's a...
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth Headlines &bull Dec 13, 2011
My sister is finding out today if her new baby is going to be a girl or a boy. She's very excited about it. Talking to her this weekend about finding out made me think about the story of a… Full Story »
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Ultrasound at 18 Weeks
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth What's Hot &bull Dec 11, 2011
Baby at 18 Week Ultrasound Full Story »
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Holiday Special for Hospitalist and Emergency Procedures CME Course in Orlando February 18-19
SkyNewsWire.com: Health and Fitness &bull Dec 10, 2011
(SkyNewswire.com) Hospital Procedures Consultants (HPC) is a company dedicated to providing quality, comprehensive, evidence-based procedural education to emergency physicians, hospitalists, and midlevel providers. Drs. Joseph Esherick and Richard Rutherford, are accomplished clinicians and procedural educators with successful track records who… Full Story »
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Michelle Duggar Loses 20th Baby; Miscarriage Resources for Parents (ContributorNetwork)
Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News &bull Dec 9, 2011
ContributorNetwork - Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar, quiverfull parents of TLC's "19 and Counting" lost their 20th child. A 19-week ultrasound detected no heartbeat and the Duggars have opted to let the miscarriage occur naturally, says People magazine. Here are… Full Story »
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Latest Michelle Duggar pregnancy ends in miscarriage
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Dec 9, 2011
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michelle Duggar from the show "19 Kids and Counting" has suffered a miscarriage in the reality star's latest pregnancy, she and her husband said in a joint statement. The 45-year-old mother and her husband Jim Bob… Full Story »
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Week Thirty Six
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Dec 3, 2011
The weeks are really flying by now. The count down is in high gear. Thirty six weeks, for whatever reason, seems to be quite the milestone. With one month of pregnancy left, I really have a lot to get done… Full Story »
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Our Tenth Prenatal Visit
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Nov 30, 2011
It has been one short week since our last prenatal visit with our midwife. This visit was a little different than our previous visits because it began with a thirty six ultrasound. Full Story »
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Ultrasound Tech Offers Advice on Gender Disappointment
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth Headlines &bull Nov 29, 2011
Every day lots of moms write me to share their stories of disappointment at the results of their ultrasound in regards to the sex of their baby. This is known as gender disappointment. I'm an ultrasound tech and I totally… Full Story »
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20 Weeks - Ultrasounds - Twin B
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth What's Hot &bull Nov 16, 2011
This is the Ultrasound Gallery for Pregnancy. You'll find 3D ultrasounds and more! Full Story »
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The Baby Wasn't the Girl I Was Expecting
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth Headlines &bull Nov 15, 2011
Many people choose to find out the sex of their baby and the vast majority of these families do so with ultrasound. I've written before about how ultrasound isn't always accurate and that be careful how much planning that you… Full Story »
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19 Weeks Pregnant - 3D Ultrasound
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth What's Hot &bull Nov 7, 2011
These ultrasound pictures are from the second trimester of pregnancy. See baby photos from the 2nd trimester using the lastest in ultrasound technology. Full Story »
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Vanishing Twin Syndrome (VTS)
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth What's Hot &bull Oct 18, 2011
Vanishing Twin Syndrome (VTS) is where one baby or fetus from a multiple gestation disappears or "vanishes" after the diagnosis of a multiple pregnancy via ultrasound. The baby is typically reabsorbed by the mother, the placenta and occasionally the surviving… Full Story »
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Too Many Wrong Miscarriage Diagnoses Being Made
Pregnancy News & Obstetrics News from Medical News Today &bull Oct 17, 2011
According to a series of reports published in the international journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, current guidelines aimed to help clinicians determine if a women has had a miscarriage are ineffective and not reliable, and following these guidelines may result in wanted pregnancies accidently being terminated. Health professionals need clearer evidence-based guidance to prevent this happening." Often ultrasound scans are used see if there is any sign of a pregnancy sac… Full Story »
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3D and 4D Ultrasound
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth What's Hot &bull Oct 16, 2011
About 70% of women will have an ultrasound done in pregnancy. As the newer imaging technologies become available in ultrasound, you might hear various terms thrown around like 2D, 3D and 4D. Answer: There are differences in the types of… Full Story »
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Baby Picking Nose at 33 Week Ultrasound
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth What's Hot &bull Oct 15, 2011
Week 33 of pregnancy is in the third trimester. How is the baby growing? Are you feeling full of baby yet? Full Story »
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Miscarriage Test Errors Causing Deaths Of Hundreds Of Healthy Babies, UK
Pregnancy News & Obstetrics News from Medical News Today &bull Oct 14, 2011
Up to 400 miscarriage test errors occur in the UK every year, leading to the deaths of too many babies who are aborted, often because doctors are too hasty to diagnose miscarriage rather than carry out a second ultrasound scan, researchers from Imperial College London revealed in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. More babies die in this way in the UK than from cot… Full Story »
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Miscarriage diagnosis guidelines questioned
Science Daily: Pregnancy and Childbirth News &bull Oct 14, 2011
Current guidelines that help clinicians decide whether a woman has had a miscarriage are inadequate and not reliable, and following them may lead to the inadvertent termination of wanted pregnancies. This is the conclusion of a series of papers published in the international journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. "This research shows that the current guidance on how to use ultrasound scans to detect a miscarriage may lead to a wrong diagnosis in some cases. Health professionals need clearer evidence-based guidance to prevent this happening," says Professor Basky Thilaganathan, Editor-in-Chief of the journal. A… Full Story »
