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Jan 25, 2018 10 tweets 2 min read
THREAD: I'm a neonatologist and focus on counseling couples expecting a baby with severe birth defects. 1/x The ultrasound in a pregnancy to assess the fetus' anatomy is around 20 weeks gestation. If a problem is found, the woman is referred to high risk OBs for further evaluation and scans. (Now at 22-24 weeks gestation).2/x