Celia Hatton
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We did 2,397.
Oh, yes.
They are just the best company ever.
And they want to play all the time.
They are upbeat.
They jump into pools.
I mean, it's just happiness all the time.
Flavia Fittipaldi speaking to Sean Lane.
Some happy health news for you now.
Since their invention in the 1950s, ultrasound scans have been an important tool in monitoring the health of pregnant women and their babies, providing a safe, non-invasive way to look inside the womb.
But many expectant mothers in developing countries still don't have access to these machines.
In Africa, more than a third don't get any scans at all.
Now, though, handheld scanners have been developed that can show images on a computer or mobile phone.
500 of the devices were donated to midwives in Kenya, and in just two years, they were used to perform more than 200,000 scans.
Dr. Grace Katermo from Kenyatta University led the program.
The handheld scanners cost just $2,000, a lot less than the large machines.
Davis Ojiambo went to see one being used at a clinic in one of Kenya's largest cities, Nakuru.
I get talking to Miriam Mashuka, who lives locally.
She was unable to afford scans for her first two children.
However, she was able to get a free scan for her third child at the center.