Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group is here to guide you through your pregnancy, and that includes skilled care from highly trained maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) specialists should complications arise. The maternal-fetal team provides comprehensive personalized care from preconception to post-delivery for conditions that may complicate pregnancy. In addition to experienced nurses, certified sonographers, genetic counselors, neonatologists and pediatric specialists, the MFM team includes obstetricians who are specially trained to diagnose, treat and manage health concerns that could increase the health risk of the mother and baby.

Our maternal-fetal medicine specialists provide compassionate care for expectant mothers who have a variety of medical conditions and offer a comprehensive diagnostic procedures and consultation, including:

• Amniocentesis (testing the amniotic fluid)
• Cervical cerclage (closing the cervix to prevent miscarriage)
• Chorionic villus sampling (testing the placenta)
• Diagnostic 2-D, 3-D and 4-D ultrasound
• Fetal echocardiogram (to check for abnormalities in the baby's heart)
• Fetal therapy
• Genetic testing
• Preterm birth risk screening