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Maternal Fetal Medicine

At Carle Foundation Hospital, our Maternal Fetal Medicine team is available to provide the diagnosis, treatment and management of high-risk preganancies. MFM Specialists - or perinatologists as they are sometimes called - are OB-GYN physicians who have additional training in the management of compilcated pregnancies. 
 

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You may be referred to an MFM specialist is you have a pre-existing medical condition prior to pregnancy, develop a medical condition during your pregnancy, or have problems during delivery. Our MFM specialists are trained to care for all issues that arise, and are there to help our mothers have healthy pregnancies and safe deliveries. 

Some services available to our MFM patients include:
  • Comprehensive genetic screening
  • Diabetes education
  • Dietician consults
  • Ultrasounds (sonograms)
  • Fetal monitoring
  • First and second trimester serum screening
  • Genetic screening, testing and consultative services
  • MaterniT21 testing (noninvasive cell-free fetal DNA testing)
  • Targeted ultrasound
  • Biophysical profile
  • Fetal Doppler assessment
  • Nuchal translucency, or sonogram of fluid under the skin behind the baby’s neck to assist with identifying chromosomal abnormalities or cardiac defects
  • Fetal echocardiography
  • Genetic amniocentesis
  • Amniocentesis for fetal lung maturity
  • Palliative care

Treated Conditions

Abnormal screening tests
Advanced maternal age
Chromosomal anomalies
Genetic disorders
Heart anomalies of the fetus
High Blood Pressure
Multiple gestations (twins, triplets, etc.)
Preterm labor

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