Diagnostic ultrasound has been widely used for fetal and maternal health. Full size ultrasound machines have been in use for years. These are quite large and prohibitively expensive, which restricts their use in community settings. Advancement in technologies has helped in the development of compact, portable ultrasound technologies that enable health care providers to deploy this tool for fetal and maternal health in community settings and smaller clinics. Portable ultrasound devices are medical imaging devices that use ultrasound to visualize muscles, tendons, internal organs, and to diagnose a range of medical conditions.

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