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What to Expect
• During your first consultation
• After your initial visit
During your first consultation
Complex high-risk pregnancies involving a birth defect or genetic syndrome usually require consultation with several specialists, a variety of diagnostic tests and/or therapeutic procedures over multiple visits. What sets the Center apart is its convenient, integrated approach. We offer comprehensive care for patients that include:
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One-on-One Support: A full-time clinical Care Coordinator partners with patients and guides them through each step of their treatment plan such as scheduling appointments, following-up with physicians, explaining diagnostic information and providing moral support. |
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Convenient Care: A personally tailored program of diagnostic testing and consultations with expert specialists conveniently scheduled on one day to reduce travel time and multiple visits. Our team also coordinates follow-up with the referring doctor. |
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The Best Advice: Our patients benefit from advice from specialists and physicians across disciplines who meet regularly to ensure patients are receiving the most up-to-date diagnosis and treatment. An individual Comprehensive Care Conference summarizing the result of the day’s consultations gives patients a complete and accurate summary of their treatment plan |
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After your initial consultation
In addition to initial consultations on the first visit, all cases are thoroughly discussed at our weekly Prenatal Pediatrics conference, attended by a multidisciplinary team of physicians. Results from diagnostic tests, consultations and expert opinions are reviewed. Individual pregnancy plans are outlined and outcomes of ongoing cases are discussed. This collaboration optimizes patient management and improves care.
Some patients come to the Center for a second opinion and return to their doctor for delivery at their local hospital. Other patients transfer their care to ensure their baby receives specific specialized pediatric care at the time of birth and in the immediate neonatal period.
At the Center, we fully support our patients and we believe families should make decisions that are right for them. Decisions on treatment plans are at the discretion of the patient, her family and referring physician. Our goal is to provide accurate, comprehensive information to empower our patients with information so they can confidently make informed decisions.
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