Ultrasounds-CMP

=Ultrasound Presentation Summary=

My presentation is about ultrasounds. Ultrasounds are procedures that pregnant women go through in order to see and study their growing fetus. An ultrasound is a machine connected to a probe that bounces sound pulses into a woman's body. The pulses travel deeper into the body until they hit tissue or bone, and are then reflected back to the probe. The distance that each sound pulse travels corresponds to a different shade of gray, which is displayed on a monitor to show parents an image of their baby. Ultrasounds are useful because they pose no threat to the woman or the child, and also help doctors examine babies before birth. Many children require prenatal surgery if they are not growing properly, and an ultrasound can help determine if this surgery is needed. Ultrasounds can also determine the gender of the child, measure its heart rate, and check for future physical disabilities. Many women receive ultrasounds while pregnant because they are harmful in no way and can in fact be very beneficial to the health and safety of a growing child.

Presentation Sources:
http://health.howstuffworks.com/ultrasound1.htm http://www.charlottetufts.com/ultrasound/images/ultrasound_ http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=genus&bhcp=1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasound http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/PR/00054.html http://www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/ultrasound.html