Forever Yours Ultrasound, Irvine

Forever Yours Ultrasound's goal is to make an ultrasound appointment feel more like a relaxing experience than a trip to the doctor. So its cozy room shuns austere trappings in favor of a memory foam mattress for moms-to-be, a comfy chair and sofa for family members, and even a private bathroom. While expecting parents relax, sonographers perform everything from basic 2D ultrasounds to Fetal Realistic Vue ultrasounds, which display high-resolution 3D images with realistic depth.

The sonographers can also let parents hear their baby's heartbeat, and they can record the heartbeat and put it in a HeartBeat bear. These cuddly bears are designed to calm newborns by mimicking the sounds they hear in the womb.