17 week ultrasound

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17 week ultrasound:

During seventeen to twenty weeks of development, fetal movements known as quickening are commonly felt by the mother.

Reviewed last on: 10/24/2006
Stuart Bentley-Hibbert, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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