Madurai: The health department informed the Madras high court on Tuesday that ultrasound equipment is functional in 12 out of ...

The ultrasound machine can be used to detect an ectopic pregnancy and check a baby’s heartbeat and growth. “Our OB department here is fantastic, the doctors are amazing but they are slammed ...

The practice of examining pregnant women using ultrasound is called obstetric sonography, and is widely used. In physics, 'ultrasound' refers to sound waves with a frequency too high for humans to ...

However, ultrasound scan machines, which are essential for monitoring fetal development at every stage of pregnancy, are not present in most rural PHCs in Madurai, forcing women to travel long ...