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Fetal echo
What is fetal echo please explain me. What its effect please explain its advantages and fetal echo do which week
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Fetal echo is a ultrasound scan to look for any developmental abnormality of heart.
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Done b/w 22 to 24wks
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fetal echo has to be done from 18 weeks to 22 weeks of pregnancy this helps us to know the function of heart of the baby and also if there is any abnormality in the floor we can find out
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Dr. Nidhi Sharma
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
19 yrs exp
Chennai
Fetal echo done at 24 weeks to detect any congenital cardiac diseases especially in diabetes or previous history of malformed baby
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Dr. Anshika Lekhi
General Physician
11 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Fetal echo is done to see for normal development of baby’s heart. It can be done between 18-24 weeks. There won’t be any harmful effect of this. It is done using ultrasound machine.
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