Ultrasound Informative Speech

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Congratulations, that your Urine pregnancy test is positive and white stork will be visiting you soon! So its your fourth week and you are advised an ultrasound in the coming week. With all the questions jumbling in your mind on what to expect from ultrasound in regards to a normal pregnancy, I am here to help you month-wise.

In the first month
On ultrasound you will see pregnancy sac and the doctor says it is inside the womb .So no ectopic( pregnancy outside the womb).Cheers! You will be called again a week or two later to see the further developments

In second month
On ultrasound you can now see a fetal node and the doctor makes you hear a typical galloping horse like sound-that's fetal heart beat. You can also see a small ring like structure in the pregnancy sac which is yolk sac. It takes care in terms of nutrition until the placenta is formed.

in the third month …show more content…

You will be told to have an 11-13 weeks scan .In this scan ,markers for chromosomal abnormalities like Nasal bone, Nuchal; translucency(fluid behind the neck) ,blood flow through the liver(Ductus venosus) , Tricuspid regurgitation alongwith Length of the baby and heart rate will be studied .In the expert hands you will be shown the structure of the baby from head to toe.At the end you will be counselled whether you are a low risk or high risk for getting a baby with chromosomal abnormalities(especially Down

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