Ultrasound: A diagnostic imaging technique which uses high-frequency sound waves and a computer to create images of blood vessels, tissues, and organs. Ultrasounds are used to view internal organs as ...

When mothers-to-be smoke, the effects can be seen in the tiny movements of their fetuses, according to researchers examining high-resolution ultrasound scans. The rest of this article is behind a ...

Smoking among pregnant women has been known to have unwanted consequences to the babies when they are born but the harmful effects of the habit can also be seen even on unborn babies. Using 4D ...

Researchers have recorded thousands of tiny movements in the womb, revealing that foetuses whose mothers smoked touched their mouths and faces much more than those whose mums didn’t smoke. Foetuses ...