The patient is asked to lie on a couch while the doctor uncovers the abdomen and applies gel to it. Then, he or she runs a portable probe over the abdomen’s skin. To ensure that the probe makes good contact with the skin, the gel is applied. An ultrasound screen will display a 2-D black-and-white image of the infant as the probe advances.

1. The doctor will examine the baby’s movement, breathing, and other physical characteristics using the image on the screen, and will then assess the infant on a scale of 1 to 10 based on how well they are doing. If the score is high, the infant is doing well; if it is low, the placenta may not be providing enough oxygen to the fetus.
2. The doctor measures the baby’s head and abdomen circumferences as well to determine whether or not the baby is developing normally within the womb.
3. Whether the baby is breech, cephalic, or transverse, its position can be determined.
4. To determine the Amniotic fluid index, the liquid can be measured. If the baby is larger or smaller than anticipated, the scan would need to be done more frequently; the amniotic fluid would not be present in the predicted amounts.
5. One can evaluate the placenta’s position or maturity.
6. In cases of abdominal pain and a prior history of premature birth, the cervical canal’s length and internal os diameter can be measured.
7. The doctor can perform a Doppler scan to check on the placenta’s function and learn more about how the baby is doing. The blood flow between the placenta and the child is measured to achieve this. The baby may have growth retardation if the doppler study is abnormal.
8. Your doctor may suggest a growth scan as and when necessary if you’ve had issues in prior pregnancies to carefully check the fetus’s health.