Specialized Care

At PMC, we provide skilled and sensitive management of high-risk pregnancies through our affiliation with Penn Medicine’s Maternal Fetal Medicine Network. We also offer outstanding care for newborns in the Well Baby Nursery and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through our partnership with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

This collaboration facilitates advanced, comprehensive care for mothers and babies, from prenatal diagnosis and therapy, through postnatal treatment and care.

On our Plainsboro campus, Penn Maternal Fetal Medicine offers a multidisciplinary team of maternal health experts who are with you for every step of your journey to parenthood. Our board certified maternal fetal medicine specialists are available around-the-clock to diagnose and monitor high-risk pregnancies. We work closely with your referring physician or midwife to coordinate your care and keep him or her informed of your progress through every stage of pregnancy.

Advanced Maternal Fetal Care

Pregnancy is a special time, one filled with excitement and a range of emotions. Obstetricians and midwives can care for most women during pregnancy, but sometimes having a baby is more complicated.

A pregnancy is considered high risk when there are potential complications that could affect the mother, the baby or both. These complications could exist prior to pregnancy, arise during pregnancy or emerge after pregnancy.

Your obstetrician may refer you to Penn Maternal Fetal Medicine to diagnose or treat the following conditions:

Cervical insufficiency
Congenital abnormalities (birth defects)
Critical care needs
Diabetes or other endocrine disorders
Genetic disorders
Heart disease
High blood pressure (hypertension)or preeclampsia (toxemia)
Infectious diseases
Kidney or gastrointestinal disease
Later age pregnancy (35 years or older)
Maternal diseases (cardiac, renal, seizures)
Multiple gestation (twins, triplets)
Placental problems
Premature rupture of membranes
Prior preterm labor and delivery
Recurrent pregnancy loss

Maternal Fetal Medicine Services

We offer a broad range of diagnostic tests to monitor development of your baby and to diagnose any fetal abnormalities. They include:

Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling
Antenatal testing (nonstress test)
Doppler studies
Fetal echocardiogram performed by a Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) pediatric cardiologist
First trimester nuchal translucency and serum screening
Genetic carrier testing
Genetic counseling and education
Noninvasive prenatal screening for chromosome abnormalities (cellfree DNA)
Preconception counseling and testing
Sonohysterography
Ultrasound examinations

Expectant mothers may be seen by maternal fetal specialists either weekly or monthly for ultrasounds and fetal monitoring. This will be determined by Maternal Fetal Medicine clinicians and discussed with patients during their visits.

When an expectant mother is admitted to the hospital for delivery, maternal fetal specialists are available for consultation if the need arises.

Convenient Location

Penn Maternal Fetal Medicine Princeton Medical Center is located on the first floor of the Medical Arts Pavilion, which is adjacent to the hospital’s Center for Emergency Care on the north side of the Princeton Health campus. It is easily accessible from Route 1, Scudders Mill Road and Plainsboro Road, and has free parking next to the building.

Most insurance plans are accepted.

For more information about Penn Maternal Fetal Medicine Princeton Medical Center, call 609.853.7660.

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Convenient Location