Presentation
Routine obstetrics ultrasound
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Yawning fetus (ultrasound clip)
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The sagittal fetal face and torso show the fetus momentarily wide opening the mouth.
Other obstetric parameters were within normal limit.
Case Discussion
In-utero fetal yawning is a neurobehavioral feature regarded as an indicator of the nervous system development in the fetus.