Fetomaternal Medicine

Fetomaternal Medicine is a branch of medicine that includes the assessment of fetal growth and wellbeing, the maintenance of fetal health, and the diagnosis of fetal illnesses and abnormalities.

As prenatal diagnosis has improved, so is our capability to diagnose problems before birth. Therefore, the fetus is increasingly becoming an independent individual, and fetal medicine is the specialty that addresses this “unborn patient.”

Fetal medicine is a relatively new specialty that often requires the expertise and input from various specialists, including obstetricians, perinatologists (also called maternal-fetal medicine specialists), neonatologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric surgical specialists, geneticists, and others.