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Empowering frontline maternal care with AI-assisted ultrasound
Health & Bioscience
Angelica Willis, Research Engineer, Google Research, and Nichole Young-Lin, Clinical Lead, Google for Health
A prospective multi-center study demonstrates how AI-based blind sweep ultrasound assessment can enable non-sonographer operators with low-cost probes to deliver expert-level gestational age assessments, marking a significant step toward expanding life-saving maternal care globally.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 250,000 preventable deaths occur worldwide each year due to pregnancy-related complications. While prenatal ultrasound can improve outcomes and reduce fetal and maternal mortality, two-thirds of people globally lack access to diagnostic medical imaging like ultrasound. Current methods that support maternal health rely heavily on specialized clinical training, leaving millions in low-resource settings without access to a single ultrasound during their entire pregnancy.
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