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ahmet Baschat, Md, director of fetal therapy, left, and
Christopher harman, Md, director of the University of
Maryland Center for advanced fetal Care.
AdditionAl
CAre After
delivery
UniVersity of MaryLand ChiLdren’s
hospitaL is an iMportant partner
in providing exceptional neonatal care to
obstetrician to rule out fetal complications or to confirm a diagnosis. Detecting rare conditions requires special knowledge and
experience with sophisticated testing methods and equipment.
This diagnostic stage is the foundation of developing a plan that
improves outcomes for mother and baby.
“Our job is not just to find abnormalities through ultrasound,”
says Suzie Jefferies, a registered diagnostic medical sonographer
at the center. “It is the first step in planning for the rest of the
pregnancy. We give parents hope.”
Many parents-to-be who come to the CAFC with little hope
about the future of their unborn child are surprised to learn
that they have more options than they were initially presented.
At each step, the team works with parents to make sure they
understand all the options and can make decisions with the most
complete information possible.
the babies who start their journey at the
Center for Advanced fetal Care (CAfC).
if it’s determined that a baby requires immediate or long-term care after delivery,
the appropriate pediatric specialists are
brought in before the baby is born to work
alongside the maternal-fetal medicine
clinical team.
the integrated team includes perinatologists, perinatal nurses, genetic counselors,
sonographers, neonatologists, geneticists
and pediatric specialists, including pediatric surgeons.
And, unlike many hospitals in the region,
the CAfC has direct access to all the medical and surgical resources of University of
Maryland Children’s Hospital for seamless
fiXinG proBLeMs in Utero
postdelivery care for mother and baby.
As part of one of the few truly comprehensive fetal care programs in the U.S., our team of specialists uses the most advanced
treatment options available, including a full range of fetal surgeries. Although many defects can be accurately diagnosed before
birth, only a few require intervention while the baby is still in the
womb. Fetal surgery may be necessary to repair life-threatening
congenital abnormalities, such as cardiac malfunctions, urinary
blockages, spinal defects and airway malformations.
Another condition that requires fetal surgery is twin-to-twin
transfusion syndrome (TTTS)—a serious disorder that occurs
when identical twins share a placenta and one baby receives too
much blood while the other baby doesn’t receive enough. If left
untreated, the result is often fatal for both babies.
the pre- and postnatal plan of care is co-
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ordinated, and the expectant parents meet
with key members of their baby’s care
team, all before the baby is born.
kids’ specialty care
To discover more about the
specialties available at University
of Maryland Children's Hospital,
go to umm.edu/pediatrics.
http://www.umm.edu/pediatrics
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