The present invention is a method and apparatus for applying a focused, directed
audio beam at a fetus to stimulate the fetus in utero. An ultrasound signal is
amplitude modulated with an audio range signal, and directed to an ultrasound transducer
positioned on the abdomen of a pregnant woman. A focused beam from the ultrasound
transducer is directed at the head of a fetus, wherein the resultant audio signal
stimulates the middle ear, causing the fetus to move. Motion of the fetus can be
tracked to test hearing in individual ears or to test the general health of the
fetus. Furthermore, the focused beam can be successively directed at the fetus
to cause to the fetus to move to a selected location in the womb for clinical testing
or delivery.