What Is Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Maternal-Fetal Medicine is a subspecialty of obstetrics that focuses on the diagnosis, patient counseling, and providing management guidelines to both the expectant mothers and their referring provider. Maternal-fetal medicine physicians, are also called Perinatologists, we are trained obstetricians who are board certified, who have undergone years of additional specialized training in fetal diagnosis and managing the many complications of pregnancy.

We work with your referring provider and who often seek guidance, our assessment and recommendations to coordinate and maximized a health pregnancy outcome. To ensure a healthy pregnancy outcome, your pregnancy concerns may require multiple assessments to monitor your pregnancy course. At the same time, you will continue with your appointments with your obstetrician who will continue to manage general aspects of pregnancy, and they will coordinate the deliver the baby which will not require our attendance.