Ultrasound

Ultrasound technology uses sound waves to help your doctor “see” your baby while still in your womb. Either a physician or an ultrasound technician who has been trained in the use of ultrasound during pregnancy will perform your ultrasound. They will place gel on your tummy and use a transducer placed on your abdomen to emit high-frequency sound waves that are reflected back toward the transducer when they encounter objects in their path. The ultrasound then processes these reflected sound waves and uses them to form an image of your pregnancy on the monitor you can then see. Although this image may initially appear difficult to understand, the ultrasound technician or your physician can help you make more sense of what you are seeing.