How safe is 3D / 4D fetal ultrasound?
Ultrasound has been a routine practice in prenatal care throughout the U.S. It has been studied for over 35 years, and has been shown to cause no harm to either the pregnant mommy or the baby. Your 3d / 4d fetal ultrasound session utilizes the same type of ultrasound as a regular 2D scan performed in the OBGYN office. The power or intensity DOES NOT change when moving from 2D to 3D / 4D ultrasound. It is actually the new computer software in our systems, NOT a different type of ultrasound, that creates these remarkable images. All of our elective scans are limited to 10-25 minutes which is within the time frame that has been proven safe over the last 35+ years.
