About Us
Fetal medicine services provide prenatal diagnosis, non-invasive and invasive testing, assessment, and management of fetal anomalies, along with expert clinical counselling and support for parents to help them make decisions about the management of the pregnancy and birth. This may include but is not limited to timing and type of delivery, prenatal therapeutic interventions, termination of pregnancy and depending on the situation, a plan for either active or palliative neonatal care.
Fetal medicine services work in partnership with a diverse range of services to ensure a holistic approach to care, including the referring obstetric team, midwives, termination of pregnancy services, genetic services, general practitioners, paediatric specialists, neonatologists, health visitors, social workers, and bereavement counsellors. They provide services as part of a fetal medicine network to ensure that patients have access to accurate diagnosis, high-level care and support through the most appropriate interventions and fetal therapy procedures. For some patients, delivery in a maternity service with fetal medicine expertise is necessary to provide optimal care for the baby and mother at and following delivery.