A biophysical profile (BPP) is performed by Fetal medicine specialists to evaluate an unborn child's health. Contact Regency Healthcare for more details. | Regency Health

🌙 OB Tip Before You Sleep, Mommies! 💜 Why Do We Sometimes Use the Bell During a BPP Scan? When we do a Biophysical Profile (BPP), sometimes the baby is in deep sleep — and that’s when the bell comes in handy! 🛎️ It’s not to startle the baby, but to gently wake them up so a proper assessment can be done. And of course, we combine this with the Non-Stress Test (NST) to complete the evaluation. The BPP is a special prenatal ultrasound-based scoring system that helps us assess fetal well-being, e

The Biophysical Profile (BPP) Animation by Dr. Cal Shipley, M.D.

This week's #ISUOG Friday Quiz comes from November's Fetal Growth Restriction course speaker, Prof. Ahmet A Baschat: The following statements about fetal deterioration in early onset growth restriction are true: a) Ductus venosus Doppler is always abnormal with fetal deterioration. b) Middle cerebral artery Doppler is the best parameter to predict accelerating deterioration. c) Umbilical artery Doppler predicts the rate of deterioration. d) The biophysical profile score is the most accurate pred