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App turns phones into at-home ultrasound devices (www.futurity.org)
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A new mobile app will soon put the ability to monitor a baby’s prenatal heartbeat in the hands of pregnant women who may worry about their baby’s health in between doctor’s visits.

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[–] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Unfortunately it's not a matter of capability, but certification. Your watch probably has more processing and imaging power than the best medical systems available in the late 90s, but if you're planning to market it as anything with even a whiff of medical application, even from the home, then it will need ISO 13485 certification in order to obtain required insurance that costs enough to prevent medical market entry for most businesses, especially when you combine that with the concept of unborn babies.