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Tag - Parents and parenting
While ultrasound services are normal practice in many countries, software being
tested in Uganda will allow a scan without the need for specialists, providing
an incentive for pregnant women to visit health services early on
Mothers-to-be have become used to the first glimpse of their baby via the fuzzy
black and white ultrasound scan, an image that can be shown to friends and
family. But it remains a luxury in many parts of the world. Now AI is being used
to develop technology to bring the much-anticipated pregnancy milestone to women
who are most in need of the scan’s medical checkup on a baby’s health.
A pilot project in Uganda is using AI software to power ultrasound imaging to
not only scan unborn babies but also to encourage women to attend health
services at an earlier stage in their pregnancies, helping to reduce stillbirths
and complications.
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