Portable ultrasound for foetal screening and antenatal care
A compact, point-of-care ultrasound built for obstetric and antenatal workflows. Confirm pregnancy, estimate gestational age, check foetal position and monitor wellbeing — right at the bedside or in the clinic.
Apply with this deviceObstetric point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is focused, protocol-driven scanning performed during the antenatal visit itself — by midwives, nurses, clinical officers and doctors — to answer specific clinical questions on the spot: Is the pregnancy viable? How far along is it? Is the baby positioned safely for delivery? It complements, rather than replaces, a formal comprehensive anatomy scan performed by a sonographer.
The WHO recommends at least one ultrasound scan before 24 weeks of gestation for every pregnant woman, yet in many parts of Kenya mothers complete an entire pregnancy without ever being scanned. Bringing POCUS to the clinic level changes that: dating the pregnancy accurately, detecting multiple pregnancy, malpresentation, abnormal placental position or absent heart activity early — and referring high-risk mothers to hospital while there is still time to act.
Pregnancy confirmation & viability
Visualise the gestational sac in the uterus and confirm foetal cardiac activity; raise early suspicion of ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage for referral.
Gestational age & due date
Measure crown–rump length (CRL) in the first trimester, or BPD, HC, AC and FL later, to calculate gestational age and an accurate estimated due date (EDD).
Foetal number
Detect twin or multiple pregnancies early — a key referral criterion that changes the entire antenatal plan.
Foetal presentation
Near term, confirm whether the baby is head-down (cephalic), breech or transverse, so delivery can be planned at the right facility.
Placental location
Screen for a low-lying placenta or placenta praevia, a life-threatening cause of bleeding that must be identified before labour.
Amniotic fluid assessment
Estimate fluid volume (deepest pocket / AFI) to flag oligo- or polyhydramnios for follow-up.
Foetal heart rate
Measure FHR with M-mode as part of wellbeing checks and during follow-up of a flagged pregnancy.
Growth follow-up
Repeat biometry across visits to monitor growth trends and detect growth restriction.
Curved (convex) probe, 2–5 MHz
The core transducer for obstetric work: wide field of view and scanning depth of roughly 20–24 cm, enough to reach the foetus in late pregnancy at any body habitus.
Obstetric presets & biometry package
Built-in CRL, BPD, HC, AC and FL measurements with automatic GA/EDD and estimated foetal weight calculation — this is what turns images into decisions.
M-mode
The safe, standard way to document foetal heart rate; spectral Doppler on the embryo is avoided in early pregnancy under the ALARA principle.
Image quality: harmonics & speckle reduction
Tissue harmonic imaging and noise reduction keep foetal structures, the placenta and fluid pockets clearly defined, including on difficult scanning conditions.
Colour Doppler (used prudently)
Helpful for placental localisation and cord visualisation; keep exposure as low as reasonably achievable.
Battery & portability
Antenatal outreach and camp screening need battery operation, low weight and fast boot — scanning where mothers actually are.
Storage, reporting & referral
Saved images and measurements attached to the referral give the receiving hospital objective findings, not just a note. Tele-ultrasound support enables remote specialist review.
Simple workflow for focused training
Preset-driven operation and auto-measurements let midwife-level operators reach competence with focused, protocol-based training.
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