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Amara Asante

A perinatologist at a hospital perinatology unit in Kailua, Hawaii, Amara Asante evaluates referred high-risk pregnancies and interprets targeted ultrasound examinations. She practiced general obstetrics before undertaking subspecialty fellowship training in maternal-fetal medicine. Her academic research investigated placental blood flow patterns and ultrasound markers associated with fetal growth restriction to assist clinicians managing prenatal complications. Asante graduated from Michigan Technological University with a Bachelor of Science in biology and received her medical degree before entering residency training in obstetrics and gynecology.

How to Measure Fetal Heart Rate on Ultrasound M-Mode Tests
Reverse End Diastolic Flow: What It Means for Your Baby Pregnancy
What Are Normal Umbilical Artery Doppler Values?Tests
What Are MoMo Twins and Why Are They High Risk?Pregnancy
How to Measure the Fetal PR Interval with Ultrasound Tests
When Does a Fetus Actually Become Sentient?Pregnancy
Anhydramnios: Causes, Complications, and Fetal Prognosis Pregnancy
What Does Nicolaides Mean on an Ultrasound Report?Tests
What Causes an Extra Lobe on the Placenta?Pregnancy
What Causes High Blood Flow in the Umbilical Cord?Pregnancy
What Causes HELLP Syndrome: Placenta and Blood Vessels Pregnancy
What Causes a Baby to Have a Stroke in the Womb?Brain & Nerves
What Is BPD Hadlock in an Ultrasound?Tests
When to Deliver Twins With IUGR Pregnancy
What Is Fetal Fibronectin and What Does It Mean?Tests
What Do Fetal Seizures Look Like? Signs, Causes & Diagnosis Kids
When to Start Progesterone After Cerclage Pregnancy
How Do Doctors Diagnose Fetal Seizures?Pregnancy
What Happens to the Amniotic Sac During Fetal Surgery?Pregnancy
What Happens If You Go Into a Coma While Pregnant?Pregnancy
How Common Are Fetal Seizures and What Causes Them?Pregnancy
Can Amniotic Fluid Embolism Happen in a Second Pregnancy?Pregnancy
What Causes a Stroke in Utero?Brain & Nerves
What Is Anti-E Antibody in Pregnancy?Pregnancy
Can You Do a Uterus Transplant to Carry a Pregnancy?Procedures
Can Dilated Bowel in a Fetus Resolve on Its Own?Pregnancy
What Causes an Enlarged Yolk Sac and What It Means Pregnancy
Which Cord Gas Sample Is Most Accurate for Fetal Oxygenation?Tests
What Does an Elevated Doppler Mean in Pregnancy?Tests
What Does Elevated Umbilical Doppler Mean?Tests