Maternal Fetal Medicine in Framingham, MA

Every pregnancy is unique. Maternal-fetal medicine providers from Tufts Medical Center provide advanced care for women with high-risk pregnancies right here at MetroWest Medical Center.

What is a High-Risk Pregnancy?

If you have a high-risk pregnancy, it means you require experienced care and careful monitoring from physicians who specialize in high-risk pregnancies – known as maternal-fetal medicine providers – to keep you and your baby safe.

Why Might I Be Referred to a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Provider?

Our maternal fetal medicine providers are experienced in managing a full range of high-risk pregnancies, from women with chronic health conditions to those facing urgent life-threatening complications.

Maternal-fetal medicine services may be recommended for:

• Pre-existing conditions such as asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure, seizures or blood clotting disorders
• Pregnancy in women over the age of 35 or very young mothers
• Mother or baby with complications during pregnancy
• Women carrying multiple gestation (for example, twins or triplets)
• Previous miscarriages or pre-term deliveries

What Conditions Do Maternal-Fetal Medicine Providers Monitor and Treat?

Maternal-fetal medicine providers monitor and treat a range of fetal conditions, such as:

• Congenital heart defects
• Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
• Congenital brain anomalies
• Gastroschisis
• Omphalocele
• Duodenal atresia
• Bronchopulmonary sequestration
• Bladder anomalies (including bladder exstrophy)
• Hydronephrosis
• Myelomeningocele/spina bifida/tethered cord
• Chiari malformation
• Hydrocephalus/ventriculomegaly
• Macrocephaly
• Head and neck masses
• Nasal obstruction
• Retrognathia, micrognathia and microstomia
• Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS)
• Conditions found before birth that have been associated with hearing loss

A maternal-fetal medicine provider may also order a fetal MRI or fetal echocardiogram to detect any fetal anomalies or conditions.

Offering InVitro Fertilization (IVF) Services

We have partnered with Boston IVG to bring advanced reproductive technologies and compassionate patient care to MetroWest Medical Center to help couples through the InVitro Fertilization (IVF) process.

Services offered at MetroWest Medical Center:

• Consultation and evaluation
• General fertility treatment
• Ovulation stimulation cycles
• Blood hormone evaluation
• Reproductive endocrinology
• Ultrasound services available by appointment at any Boston IVF Center

To make an appointment, please call 800-872-5473

Compassionate Care for Mother and Baby in Framingham, MA

Our physicians and staff are committed to providing comprehensive, compassionate maternal and child health care. We offer a broad range of services right here in the MetroWest community.