Ultrasound is used to view the fetus inside the uterus.
It allows your obstetrician-gynecologist (ob-gyn) or other health care professional to check the fetus’s health and development, monitor your pregnancy, and detect many congenital anomalies.
Ultrasound also is used during chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis to help guide these procedures.
There are three types of prenatal ultrasound exams:
1) standard, 2) limited, and 3) specialized.
