Fetal interventions, such as surgery or stem cell transplantation, can cure congenital diseases, but they increase the risk of preterm labour. This study suggests that these interventions may break ...

Graduates from Saint Louis University’s maternal-fetal medicine fellowship program are well-prepared for a career in academic medicine (teaching, research, scholarly inquiry) and to provide clinical ...

The concept of fetal surgery captures the imagination when, from time to time, it makes the headlines. Few pregnant mothers will need the assistance of fetal medicine specialists; fewer still will ...

Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s plans to open an institute for maternal fetal health to enhance care for mothers who receive a serious fetal diagnosis during their pregnancy. The institute’s ...

Infants born to Latino, low-income or limited-English-speaking parents are more likely to be diagnosed later with congenital heart disease than white infants – or lack a prenatal diagnosis at all, a ...

Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s shared plans in early December to open an institute for maternal-fetal health aimed at improving care for expectant mothers facing serious fetal diagnoses.

Of every 100 babies, one will be born with a congenital heart defect. In recognition of Congenital Heart Awareness Week, Dr. Heather Sowinski, a pediatric cardiologist at Helen DeVos Children’s ...

Baylor College of Medicine fetal therapy and surgery specialists rank among the world’s leaders in fetal medicine and perinatal surgery, providing the highest quality care available for pregnancies ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the mother's immune system have been linked to an increased risk of ...

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is pleased to announce that Jena Lyn Miller, MD, has joined the hospital as Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Doctors in Ho Chi Minh City have successfully performed Vietnam’s first officially approved fetal heart procedure, completing the complex operation in just over 30 minutes to save a baby with severe ...