Fetal Medicine

Most pregnancies are normal without any complications. However, sometimes a mother or her unborn baby may require specialized care for various reasons. Suppose the unborn baby has abnormalities such as gastroschisis, or the mother has medical conditions that increase the risk to the baby, such as red cell antibodies or viral infections. In that case, they may require specialized care in fatal medicine.

What Are The Benefits Of Fetal Medicine?

Fetal medicine has several advantages, such as:

prediction and mitigation of issues that are typical in twins or triplets, including preterm birth and fetal development limitation.
keeping an eye on the fetus’s healthy growth and development
Checking for hereditary illnesses.
Reducing fear and offering comfort, particularly in high-risk pregnancies.
Advice on how to end a pregnancy if the unborn child has serious birth problems. to permit prenatal care.

A fetal medicine expert treats any ailment or circumstance that jeopardizes the mother’s and the unborn child’s health. A specialist in fetal medicine keeps an eye on and manages the following ailments throughout pregnancy:

The mother’s current medical issues, which include obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and HIV
Issues with the developing baby’s health, such as birth deformities
Past pregnancy complications including preterm deliveries and pre-eclampsia
Multiple births, such as triplets or twins, etc.

The care of your child begins from within the womb itself. In addition to providing routine Fetal Checks for all pregnant women, we also provide advanced Fetal- diagnostic and therapeutic services in the form of various treatments. Our hospital has access to highly experienced and renowned fetal medicine consultants and specialists, as well as other specialists such as Neonatologists, Geneticists, PediatricSurgeons, FetalCardiologists and Neurosurgeons who offer their expertise to our multidisciplinary approach.

Fetal intervention is advised to get an early diagnosis of any seeming issue or problem. The department of fetal medicine ensures the best picture of health for the baby while still in the womb.

What Does Fetal Medicine Include?

In addition to different screening and diagnostic tests, a consultation with a fetal medicine specialist may involve a parent counseling session. Depending on what is needed, the testing might be either non-invasive or intrusive.

Non-invasive testing:

The first test used to diagnose pregnancies that produces pictures of the unborn child inside the mother’s womb is ultrasound. The baby’s head, heart, and spine are among the body parts that are measured and recognized. It is a secure method of assessing the fetus’s health.
Blood test: The mother’s blood is drawn at various times to monitor the baby’s development and detect any dangerous fetal disorders, such as Down syndrome, spinal cord anomalies, and chromosomal abnormalities, early on.

Among the blood tests used in fetal medicine are the following:

Test using two markers:between ten and thirteen weeks
Test for quadruple or triple markers:Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) using the mother’s blood to detect cell-free fetal DNA at 16 to 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Invasive testing:

Testing that requires invasive techniques: These techniques can include foetoscopy procedures and the insertion of a thin needle into the uterus. In fetal medicine, the most typical invasive diagnostics are:

A small sample of placental tissue is taken for the genetic study, which is known as choronic villus sampling (CVS).

A small amount of fluid is extracted for analysis from the sac around the developing fetus during amniocentesis.

Umbilical cord sampling

A blood sample of the infant is taken from the umbilical cord for laboratory analysis.

Consult a fetal medicine specialist at nandhini pearl if you are aware of any conditions that may influence your developing baby and would like the best care for both of your health. Our fetal medicine team assesses the unborn child’s health using various diagnostic techniques. Furthermore, our staff provides exceptional and empathetic services like fetal health assessments, sophisticated maternal and fetal care, fetal ultrasounds, professional genetic counselling, and fetal surgery.

Nandhini – Pearl Hospital, a leading Muti speciality hospital in Velachery, Chennai, has been dedicated to women’s wellness for over 35 years, offering comprehensive gynaecological, fertility, cancer care, and specialty care treatments for women. Our team of expert obstetricians has safely delivered over 50,000 babies.

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