Sarah Gonzalez was just 13 weeks pregnant in 2018 when she received "terrifying" news during a routine ultrasound. Her unborn baby, whom they planned to name Sullivan, or "Sully," had a congenital ...

In this prospective study, respiratory monitoring of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) benefited from the use of diaphragm ultrasound imaging. Diaphragm ultrasound imaging (DUI) proved to be ...

Adding a third routine scan at the end of pregnancy can slash the number of unexpected breech births by 70% and the risks of the baby being born with severe health complications, according to research ...

The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen. This muscle, also called the thoracic diaphragm, is the main muscle used for breathing and is also involved in other ...

Each time a newborn baby hiccups, it triggers a large wave of brain signals which could help the baby learn how to regulate their breathing, finds a new UCL-led study. The study, published in Clinical ...

The first international standards for fetal growth and newborn size reflect a universally healthy growth pattern from conception to birth, regardless of nationality or ethnic origin, according to 2 ...

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a wearable ultrasound device that can provide long-term, wireless monitoring of muscle activity with potential applications in ...