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Maternal/Fetal Medicine
Family-Centered Care
We understand that a pregnancy complicated by a suspected fetal anomaly brings many worries to parents and other family members. That's why we support the needs of the whole family, answering your questions, helping you understand medical information, communicating test results in a timely manner, and building confidence that every resource, including advanced diagnostics and ground-breaking medical interventions, is focused on your baby.
What You Can Expect
Personalized Care
From your first contact with the Center, we try to help ease your anxieties.
At the time of referral, a genetic counselor or nurse practitioner speaks directly with each patient and family to answer any immediate questions and review what to expect from the visit.
At your first meeting, a highly skilled Care Coordinator provides compassionate, individualized attention and helps you navigate through each step of diagnostic testing and consults with specialists.
Leaders in Children's HealthYour care is provided in one convenient location in the heart of one of the nation's top children's hospitals. Our hospital is the only Tri-State hospital listed on the 2009 U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Children's Hospitals" Honor Roll and one of only 10 children's hospitals nationally to be ranked in all 10 clinical specialties.
Coordination of AppointmentsTo reduce travel time and multiple visits, as many appointments as possible are scheduled for one day.
Insurance AuthorizationFinancial Coordinators at the Center will review your insurance benefits and obtain authorization for you to be seen by multiple specialists.
Care ConferenceYou and your family members meet with all specialists on your care team for a summary of diagnostic findings, together with a recommended plan of treatment. Our multidisciplinary team is available to listen to your concerns, provide answers to your questions, and clarify your expectations. Decisions on treatment plans are always at the discretion of the patient, her family and her referring physician. Our goal is to provide accurate, comprehensive information to empower patients to confidently make informed decisions.
Weekly Multidisciplinary Conference Central to the care you receive at the Center is our weekly multidisciplinary Prenatal Pediatrics Conference. Here, each patient's unique situation is presented to prenatal and pediatric practitioners across all specialties. Results from diagnostic tests, consultations and expert opinions are reviewed. This collaboration allows us to provide the most comprehensive information and treatment options to patients.Contact
- Maternal/Fetal Medicine
- 1-877-THE-BABY (1-877-843-2229)
