Life Through the Lens- 4D baby scan experts is a private Ultrasound company which specialise in providing a unique and special experience for you during your pregnancy.

1. 4D Ultrasound of Baby- A Great Idea!
In today's society health care technology is advancing every single day. From CT scans to ultrasounds,
health care professionals can easily detect potential foreign structures and even monitor the growth of a
human baby. Usually health care providers can monitor the growth of a foetus by measuring a woman's
uterus. However, there are also times when providers may order an ultrasound scan.
Ultrasounds are very useful for providers and can give parents an initial image of their growing child.
An ultrasound is performed by a sonographer, usually within a health care institution or clinical
facility. While there are many types of ultrasound scans that exist, the most common are abdominal
ultrasounds and transvaginal ultrasounds. Transvaginal ultrasounds are typically performed during the
earlier part of a pregnancy when the embryo is small and difficult to detect. An instrument is inserted
into the vagina to capture clear embryonic and/or foetal images.
Among all the techniques of baby scan in Newport, 4D ultrasound is the latest one allowing you to
take 3D ultrasound images with the added element of taking live movie 4D of your unborn child. This
allows you to see how your little one is moving and developing in all 3 planes. Between 28-36 weeks
one will be able to identify the baby's features in more detail as a fat layer fills the skeletal appearance.

2. 3D images taken from a 4D scan can also visually clarify or determine the baby's gender and heartbeat.
These scans display the entire volume of the baby which is being examined, making it possible to
analyse the tissue concerned. It further allows doctors and sonographers to analyse foetal motion,
visualize the internal anatomy in every direction and perform exams previously unavailable.
The traditional method of scanning- 2D scan requires a trained sonographer or a doctor to identify
features and body parts of the foetus and the pictures are often very grainy. One of the many
advantages of the new sophisticated 4D baby scan is that it also assists doctors in determining and
confirming any abnormalities whereas 2D scans only indicates a problem. Conventional 2-D imaging
requires a precise plane to observe the unborn baby but, new techniques allow practitioners to freely
rotate 3-D images of the scanned foetus within a stored volume.
2D Ultrasounds are ordered by a physician at certain intervals during pregnancy and is usually
performed at a clinic, doctors office or at an ultrasound imaging centre. However, 4D ultrasounds do
not require a doctor's order and are often done at a private ultrasound business, where they specialize in
doing 4D ultrasounds. The procedure is non-invasive and takes about twenty minutes to complete.
Upon completion of the scan, parents are given a DVD with quality still images as well as a video of
their moving baby.
Pregnancy is a blissful time for every mother from the first time of meeting their baby till the time they
actually hold the pair of little feet in your hands. A 4D baby scan in Newport provides live video
footage of the baby's movements, developments and the baby's heartbeat. Still images are the taken
from this scan, also giving you 3D ultrasound images to take home with your movie of the unborn
baby.