Angie Vitale steps into a metal vault and lies on a table. A large cylinder hanging above her fits snug against her waist. It looks as if sheâ??s boarding a spaceship, but this journey is within: The device is a magnetic detector recording the tiny, irregular beats of her fetusâ??s heart.Vitale, from Sun Prairie, is among a small but growing number of pregnant women getting what amounts to a souped-up ultrasound at UW-Madison, which has the countryâ??s leading lab for fetal scanning.
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