When ultrasound was first developed, some 20 to 30 years ago, it was mainly limited to high risk pregnancies which meant it was a mystery to most expectant mothers what was really happening in the womb. “When did my baby start looking like a baby? When did the fingers develop? When did my baby start moving and jumping around?   Am I having a girl or boy?” These questions were never answered until her baby was born. Today, through ultrasound, we can see life in the womb, and that life really does start at conception. Approximately three weeks after conception we can even detect a heartbeat!

At Sav-A-Life, we use ultrasound to show life. Our clients are scheduled for one ultrasound after their initial visit for a pregnancy test.  Although we are able to scan up to 28 weeks for clients further along in their pregnancy, we typically scan clients between their 8th and 9th week of pregnancy.  Our clients get to see their baby in a relaxed atmosphere and are welcome to bring the father of the baby with them. They are given time to look at their baby, see the heart beating, and get an estimated age and due date for their child.

Our goal at Sav-A-Life is to show that there is a fetus, “little one,” living in the mother’s womb. Ultrasound is used to teach our clients that there is a form, a beating heart, but most importantly - that there is life. The myth that “it’s just a blob of tissue” is no longer a myth but is totally untrue.