Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc announced a new AI development programme for gestational age estimation in prenatal care. ScanNav FetalCheck scanning technology aims to enable a non-skilled or skilled user to establish the gestational age (GA) accurately with minimal training. Intelligent Ultrasound's ScanNav FetalCheck software aims to enable a non-skilled user to get an accurate GA with minimal training and without the need for an expensive high-end ultrasound machine.

It has the potential to transform antenatal care both in LMICs and in high income countries (HICs) by allowing the age of the fetus to be assessed in a primary care setting where women need it. The company announced that a leading university in Africa has purchased four ScanNav FetalCheck systems as part of a trial to evaluate biomarkers and other factors which affect the probability of stillbirth.