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  2. Obstetric ultrasonography - Wikipedia

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    The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) recommends that pregnant women have routine obstetric ultrasounds between 18 weeks' and 22 weeks' gestational age (the anatomy scan) in order to confirm pregnancy dating, to measure the fetus so that growth abnormalities can be recognized quickly later in pregnancy ...

  3. Doppler fetal monitor - Wikipedia

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    See media help. A Doppler fetal monitor is a hand-held ultrasound transducer used to detect the fetal heartbeat for prenatal care. It uses the Doppler effect to provide an audible simulation of the heart beat. Some models also display the heart rate in beats per minute (BPM). Use of this monitor is sometimes known as Doppler auscultation.

  4. Crown-rump length - Wikipedia

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    An ultrasound showing an embryo measured to have a crown-rump length of 1.67 cm and estimated to have a gestational age of 8 weeks and 1 day. Crown-rump length ( CRL) is the measurement of the length of human embryos and fetuses from the top of the head (crown) to the bottom of the buttocks (rump). It is typically determined from ultrasound ...

  5. Lithopedion - Wikipedia

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    A lithopedion. This highly unusual specimen remained in the abdomen of a woman for 2 years. A lithopedion ( also spelled lithopaedion or lithopædion; from Ancient Greek: λίθος "stone" and Ancient Greek: παιδίον "small child, infant"), or stone baby, is a rare phenomenon which occurs most commonly when a fetus dies during an ...

  6. Fetal movement - Wikipedia

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    The human fetus moves throughout its entire development. Fetal movement refers to motion of a fetus caused by its own muscle activity. Locomotor activity begins during the late embryological stage and changes in nature throughout development. Muscles begin to move as soon as they are innervated. These first movements are not reflexive, but ...

  7. The Silent Scream - Wikipedia

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    The Silent Scream is a 1984 anti-abortion film created and narrated by Bernard Nathanson, a former abortion provider who had become an anti-abortion activist. It was produced by Crusade for Life, Inc., an evangelical anti-abortion organization, and has been described as a pro-life propaganda film. [ 1][ 2] The film depicts the abortion process ...

  8. Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shares Video of Her Baby's ... - AOL

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    In Gypsy's pregnancy announcement on YouTube, she strongly expressed her desire to give her baby a better life than she had. "All the things that I wanted in a mother, I want to give to this baby ...

  9. Vanishing twin - Wikipedia

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    Specialty. Obstetrics and gynaecology. A vanishing twin, also known as twin resorption, is a fetus in a multigestation pregnancy that dies in utero and is then partially or completely reabsorbed. [ 1][ 2] In some instances, the dead twin is compressed into a flattened, parchment-like state known as fetus papyraceus. [ 3]