You’ll deliver and recover on the Advanced Delivery Unit, which is just down the hall from our neonatal intensive care unit, cardiac intensive care unit, and surgical suites. So, you’re never more than a few steps from your little one.
What to Expect
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Talk to Our Fetal Nurse Coordinator
Receive warm, caring support for your pregnancy journey.
Your first ultrasound is your first chance to see your baby. It may also be the moment you learn your little one could face a complex health condition that needs expert care.
If so, you may be referred to the Institute for Maternal Fetal Health at »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ Children’s for specialized evaluation, counseling, and care. Once here, you’ll see that you’re more than a patient to us. You’re an important member of your baby’s care team. We help you understand your baby’s diagnosis and will walk you through what to expect throughout your pregnancy — from your prenatal care to delivery and beyond.
We’re a compassionate care partner during your pregnancy.
Leading-edge care focused on giving your baby the strongest possible start.
A customized birth plan that respects your wishes and supports a healthy delivery.
Continue regular prenatal care close to home, with seamless coordination.
We’ll work with your doctor to manage your complex needs before delivery.
Answers, reassurance, and support at every step of your journey.
Your birth experience.
To do everything we can to achieve a safe delivery, your entire expert care team in the Advanced Delivery Unit — OB/GYN, anesthesiologist, and nurses — will be on hand. Our neonatologists, neonatal nurses, and respiratory therapists will also be in the room to support your baby immediately after birth. Our Advanced Delivery Unit is a soothing, peaceful space where every detail has been thoughtfully designed to help you feel supported and truly cared for throughout your birthing experience.
We offer comprehensive postpartum care.
For a vaginal birth, staying one or two days in the hospital is common. With a C-section, your stay could last three or four days.
Helping you stay close and informed.
Pay your bill.
At »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ, we make it easy for you to pay for any services you receive through our hospital. Save a stamp: Complete your transaction online through our secure Online Bill Pay.
Request a second opinion.
When you come to us for a second opinion, you’ll receive a completely personalized new evaluation. We treat every consultation as a first visit. You deserve the same care and attention we give to every new patient.
Call our fetal nurse coordinator.
Frequently Asked Questions
MFM is an area of obstetrics that focuses on diagnosing, treating, and managing . Maternal-fetal medicine specialists are dual-board-certified obstetricians with advanced training in high-risk pregnancy, and many people also use the term high-risk obstetrician for MFM specialists. There’s an additional layer to the MFM meaning beyond just the acronym. The hyphen in maternal-fetal medicine represents medicine that treats maternal and fetal health as fundamentally linked. It’s an approach to care that recognizes you can’t truly focus on outcomes for the baby without also caring for the mother, and vice versa.
A fetal interventionalist is an MFM specialist who also has a very high level of expertise in diagnosing and treating fetal conditions. Fetal interventionalists have additional training and experience above and beyond other MFM specialists so that they can treat certain conditions before a baby is born.
An OB/GYN is trained in the medical and surgical care of women and may choose to deliver babies. An MFM specialist has additional years of training to care for high-risk pregnancies involving preexisting health conditions, such as multiple births or a complex fetal diagnosis. 
MFM referrals are more common than you think, and . Whether it’s due to a preexisting health condition, something that developed during pregnancy, or findings from routine testing, an MFM referral simply means your care team wants to bring in extra expertise to support you and your baby.
Yes, MFM specialists can deliver babies. 
help us identify health problems that affect you or your unborn baby. Treatments are available for some conditions, so it’s important to find them early.