What We Treat
Fetal cardiovascular abnormalities are fairly common, with congenital cardiac disease occurring in between two and six of every 1,000 live births. Many of these anomalies can be detected by ultrasound at between 18 and 22 weeks. Early detection can greatly improve outcomes and significantly reduce mortality when compared to infants who are diagnosed at birth. About… Read more »
READ MOREDisorders affecting a fetus’s head or neck are caused by a variety of factors, but often are associated with other genetic disorders. Their treatment and outcome depend on the stage of gestation when the diagnosis is made, severity of the disorder, and many other individual factors. Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome (CHAOS) When a… Read more »
READ MOREConditions of the fetal central nervous system (CNS) are among the most frequently diagnosed congenital abnormalities, occurring at a rate of about 10 per 1,000 live births. Thanks to advances in sonographic imaging, care providers are able to examine the fetal CNS in detail during a prenatal sonogram, which is usually performed when the fetus… Read more »
READ MOREIf a pregnant mother is small, it may be normal for her baby to be small. But when a developing fetus doesn’t grow at the expected rate inside the womb, intrauterine growth restriction may be identified. Depending on the cause of IUGR, the developing baby may be small all over, or his or her head… Read more »
READ MORECongenital heart defects are problems present at birth that affect the structure of the baby’s heart and how it works. A congenital heart defect happens when the heart, or blood vessels near the heart, don’t develop normally before birth. There are many forms of CHD, and recent progress in the diagnosis and treatment of these… Read more »
READ MOREA sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is a type of tumor that forms on a baby’s tailbone (coccyx) before birth. It is one of the most common tumors in newborns, but still rare. It happens in 1 in 23,000 to 1 in 40,000 live births.
READ MOREA fetal goiter (enlarged thyroid) and hypothyroidism (inadequate thyroid hormone) is an uncommon but potentially serious complication of the treatment of hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) in pregnant women, the result of maternal Graves’ disease (autoimmune thyroid disease), or congenital hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone at birth).
READ MOREA diaphragmatic hernia occurs when the muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen fails to close during fetal development, and contents from the stomach, intestines and/or other abdominal organs move into the chest through the opening.
READ MORESpina bifida is a congenital birth defect in which an area of the spinal column forms improperly, leaving a section of the spinal cord and spinal nerves exposed.
READ MOREMore often than not, a fetal arrhythmia is a benign condition. When an arrhythmia is detected, it generally falls into one of three categories: irregular, tachycardic or bradycardic.
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