This cozy position, knees to chest, is known as the fetal position. During pregnancy, the fetal position also refers to the direction a fetus faces in the uterus and is especially important as you ...

It can be difficult to decide whether to expedite birth when a woman in the final stage of pregnancy perceives fewer fetal ...

Baby born with rare 4-pound tumor on her spine Adalida Tyler was born with a rare condition known as sacrococcygeal teratoma.

Ultrasound scans cannot detect fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) or other fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). Diagnosis occurs after birth. Learn more here.

Fetal Abnormalities: Know The Role Of Ultrasound In Its Early Detection A Fetal Medicine Doctor can give a prognosis depending on the defects' severity.

An ultrasound at 18 weeks gestation showed Santiago Portillo had no skin covering the spinal cord, nerves, muscles or bone of his lower back.

Fetal Care Center Dallas is leading the way as the only U.S. provider using Samsung's HERA Z20, the latest in ultrasound technology.

Using an ultrasound for guidance, your doctor will insert a small needle into your abdomen. The needle removes a tiny amount of amniotic fluid that has fetal DNA. The fluid is then tested for SMA.

Here's how to tell if you have a retroverted uterus and whether it can affect your pregnancy or ability to get pregnant.

Spina bifida, also known as myelomeningocele, occurs when spinal tissue fails to fuse properly during the early stages of pregnancy. The birth defect can lead to a range of lifelong cognitive, ...

Hope for Nixon In this first-of-its-kind fetal surgery for spina bifida, UC Davis surgeons apply a special stem cell patch to the spinal cord of the developing baby.