"Incredible," "awesome," and “indescribable" is how parents explain seeing their baby for the first time

What’s amazing is that it’s happening months before the baby is born, through the miracle of 3D/4D ultrasound. It offers parents the opportunity to see their babies well before birth.

Generations Ob/Gyn is among the first in the area to offer this type of pre-natal imaging.

2D ultrasound works by "listening" to sound waves in a single plane. The ultrasound is directed straight down and reflected back up again. Think of it as being able to virtually slice a loaf of bread. The resulting black and white image is similar to looking at the face of a slice of bread.

3D ultrasounds work by a different process known as "surface rendering". In this case, the same sound waves used in 2D are sent down – this time at different angles. These reflections are interpreted through sophisticated software, and a 3D image of the fetus is instantly created. Using the same "bread" analogy as before, the surface of the loaf is now being examined from the outside. Surface details can now be visualized with remarkable clarity.

4D ultrasound is captured in the same manner as 3D ultrasound. Instead of looking at a single still image (3D), you are now able to view live "video" of the fetus in the womb (4D).

Generations Ob/Gyn offers highly trained sonographers, and all the doctors are experienced in all forms of pre-natal imaging.

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