What Are Fetal Pictures?

The so-called 'fetal photo' is actually an inspection item called 'four-dimensional color ultrasound'. Compared with the traditional three-dimensional B-ultrasound, the four-dimensional color ultrasound has more powerful functions and more three-dimensional images. Some expectant mothers went to the hospital to take a "photo" of the "zero-year-old photo" in order to leave a "zero-year-old photo" for the unborn baby.

Fetus photo

The so-called "fetal photo" is actually using four-dimensional color ultrasound technology to take pictures of the fetus. Four-dimensional color ultrasound can see the contours of the nose, eyes, hands, and feet of the fetus. Its effect is slightly stronger than that of traditional three-dimensional B-mode ultrasound, but it is slightly inferior to black and white photos. It is only an approximate image. Some expectant mothers went to the hospital to take such "photos" in order to leave a "zero-year-old photo" for the unborn baby. Some hospitals also took the opportunity to launch "fetal photo" services.

Experts believe that four-dimensional color Doppler ultrasound is mainly used to check whether the fetal heart of an elderly maternal is defective. In order to get a photo of the fetus in the abdomen to the hospital for four-dimensional color Doppler ultrasound, it is not necessary. Repeated exposure to ultrasound may cause harm to the fetus.

The "fetal photo" full-body photo reveals the sex of the fetus, which is prohibited by national laws and policies; under normal circumstances, only half-length pictures of the fetus can be taken.

The best time to do 4D ultrasound is different for each individual, and the results will be different depending on the needs of 4D ultrasound.

Generally speaking, pregnancy can be divided into three stages: pre-pregnancy (January-March), second trimester (March-June), and third trimester (June-September). The effects of the four-dimensional color ultrasound obtained in these three periods are also different. The best time to do four-dimensional color ultrasound is 5-8 months (20-28 weeks) of pregnancy, because during this period the limbs of the fetus and all major organs have been fully developed, and the amniotic fluid More suitable for fetal malformation screening. However, due to the individual differences of pregnant women, please contact the doctor for the specific time of the individual.

1. To shoot the whole body of the baby: At this time, you can choose to do four-dimensional color ultrasound in the first trimester. At this time, the baby is still small. The baby's whole body can be photographed through the instrument. It is worth reminding that it is not recommended to do four-dimensional color ultrasound in January-February. Doing four dimensions during pregnancy is controversial.

2. To check the external defects of the baby: At this time, you can choose to do four-dimensional color ultrasound in the second or third trimester. At this time, the baby's body has developed to a certain extent, and it is impossible to take care of the baby's whole body, but you can observe the baby's part form.

The medical profession has confirmed that ultrasound examinations performed by medical professionals with special certificates according to strict scientific procedures are safe diagnostic methods and are not harmful to the fetus.

However, the medical community generally opposes the commercial and entertainment practice of taking pictures of the fetus. Doctors at the American Medical Diagnostic Ultrasound Scanning Association, the Pregnant Women-Fetal Medical Association, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists emphasize that ultrasound is a medical procedure and not a photographic option. If an untrained, unsupervised technician claims to discover a defect in the fetus, or a pregnant woman is overly trusting the "photographer" and suspects a doctor, there can be adverse consequences.

The American College of Medical Ultrasound warns that although there are currently no examples of defects caused by ultrasound, if this unsupervised fetal photography continues, the intensity and number of scans of the ultrasound will increase, and the consequences may be unimaginable in a few years.