The Fetal Care Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell Medicine

Prompt and Personalized Care for Women with Complex

A Team of Experts At the Fetal Care Center Our multidisciplinary team includes neonatologists (doctors with expertise caring for newborns with birth defects or at NewYork-Presbyterian/ complications associated with prematurity), maternal- fetal medicine specialists (obstetrician/gynecologists with Weill Cornell Medicine, additional training in maternal and fetal complications our experienced team of physicians is of ), and board-certified pediatric specialists, subspecialists, and pediatric surgeons. dedicated to providing high-quality, state-of-the-art care for you and your Prompt Attention baby. You can rest assured that you will We can make your first appointment quickly, sometimes within 24 business hours of your call. both receive the best possible medical care from the specialists you need Your First Visit in a supportive and compassionate You’ll meet with a neonatologist. We’ll connect you with an MFM specialist or any other doctors you need. environment. Our coordinator can assist you in arranging these appointments. We do our best to schedule as many appointments in the same day as we can, to minimize the number of visits you need to make to our center. We Have

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Our multidisciplinary team includes neonatologists (doctors We have state-of-the-art MRI capabilities to diagnosis and with expertise caring for newborns with birth defects or clarify complex conditions and help us determine the most You Need complications associated with prematurity), maternal- appropriate treatment options. fetal medicine specialists (obstetrician/gynecologists with additional training in maternal and fetal complications of Delivering Your Baby pregnancy), and board-certifi ed pediatric specialists and If you recently learned your baby subspecialists from every area of surgery and medicine. Many prenatal conditions do not require you to deliver has a diagnosis that requires your baby in our hospital. If you are able to deliver in your Prompt Attention obstetrician’s hospital, we are sure to communicate with special care, or if you have a high- him or her about our treatment recommendations and We can make your fi rst appointment quickly, sometimes follow-up plan. If you do need to transfer your prenatal care risk condition that makes your within 24 business hours of your call. to our center, however, we can connect you with one of our pregnancy complex, you need a MFM specialists to oversee your care. Your First Visit specialized team to meet your Neonatal Intensive Care Unit You’ll meet with a neonatologist. We’ll connect you needs. That team is available with an MFM specialist or any other doctors you need. Our hospital has an onsite neonatal intensive care unit through the Fetal Care Center Our coordinator can assist you in arranging these (NICU), offering services for newborns in need of specialized appointments. We do our best to schedule as many care and staffed by highly trained neonatologists, nurse at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill appointments in the same day as we can, to minimize the practitioners, and nurses. Our NICU is designated by the Cornell Medicine. number of visits you need to make to our center. New York State Department of Health’s Bureau of Women’s Health as a Regional Perinatal Center. Expertise in Newborn Surgery Our Specialties Should your baby require surgery shortly after birth, our We treat a wide range of fetal disorders and other pediatric surgeons and surgical subspecialists are the pregnancy complications. The most common are listed strongest in the area. Whenever possible, we perform here. Please contact us if your baby has a disorder not surgery using minimally invasive techniques (such as listed here, and we can coordinate the appointments and laparoscopy and thoracoscopy), resulting in smaller care you both need during your pregnancy. incisions, less discomfort, and a faster recovery for your baby than open surgery. Pediatric Surgery Pediatric Neurology and • Bronchogenic cyst Neurosurgery Education and Guidance • Bronchopulmonary • Aqueductal stenosis sequestration • Arachnoid cyst We strive to provide the information you need to make • Choledochal cyst • Dandy Walker malformation informed diagnostic and treatment decisions. If you wish, • Congenital diaphragmatic • Dural venous sinus malformation you can also tour our NICU in preparation for your baby’s • Hydrocephalus stay. • Congenital lobar emphysema • Spina bifida (myelomeningocele) • Congenital pulmonary airway • Vein of Galen malformation malformation • Ventriculomegaly • Duodenal atresia • Pediatric ENT and • Gastroschisis Craniofacial Program • Imperforate anus and anorectal • Cleft lip/palate malformations • Complex airway abnormality You may consider a consultation at the Fetal Care • Intestinal (enteric) duplication Center for one of the disorders at right or for: cyst • Craniosynostosis • Intestinal atresia • Cystic hygroma • Prenatal diagnosis of genetic • Lymphangioma Pediatric Orthopedic • Any maternal condition that increases your risk of • Meconium ileus Surgery delivering your baby prematurely (such as a short • Microgastria • Clubfoot cervix or preeclampsia) • Omphalocele • Polydactyly (extra fingers or A Team of Experts Advanced Imaging • Ovarian cyst • Fetal conditions that may lead to a premature birth toes) • Pulmonary agenesis Our multidisciplinary team includes neonatologists (doctors We have state-of-the-art MRI capabilities to diagnosis and (such as twins or triplets or intrauterine growth • Skeletal abnormalities (such as • Sacrococcygeal teratoma short limbs) with expertise caring for newborns with birth defects or clarify complex conditions and help us determine the most restriction) complications associated with prematurity), maternal- appropriate treatments. • Tracheoesophageal fistula Pediatric Urology and fetal medicine specialists (obstetrician/gynecologists with • Complicated fetal conditions, such as twin-to-twin Pediatric Cardiology and Nephrology additional training in maternal and fetal complications of transfusion syndrome or hydrops Delivering Your Baby Cardiothoracic Surgery • Ambiguous genitalia pregnancy), and board-certified pediatric specialists and • Infants at risk for withdrawal (neonatal abstinence • Atrial septal defect • Cloacal abnormality subspecialists from every area of surgery and medicine. Many prenatal conditions do not require you to deliver your baby in our hospital. If you are able to deliver in your syndrome) because the mother required pain • Atrioventricular septal defect • Hydronephrosis medications such as opiates during the pregnancy • Coarctation of the aorta • Multicystic kidneys Prompt Attention obstetrician’s hospital, we are sure to communicate with him or her about the care we are providing to you. If you do • Pulmonic stenosis • Posterior urethral valves We can make your first appointment quickly, sometimes need to transfer your prenatal care to our center, however, • • Renal agenesis within 24 business hours of your call. we can connect you with one of our MFM specialists to For more information or • Total anomalous pulmonary • Ureterocele venous return oversee your care. to make an appointment: • Truncus arteriosus Pediatric Hematology Your First Visit Call us at (212) 746-3530. • Transposition of the great • Family history or known Neonatal Intensive Care Unit arteries neonatal diagnosis of You’ll meet with a neonatologist. We’ll connect you • Ventricular septal defect hemophilia, alpha thalassemia, with an MFM specialist or any other doctors you need. Our hospital has an onsite neonatal intensive care unit or beta thalassemia Our coordinator can assist you in arranging these (NICU), offering services for newborns in need of specialized • Fetal anemia due to Rh disease appointments. We do our best to schedule as many care and staffed by highly trained neonatologists, surgeons, or other hemolytic processes appointments in the same day as we can, to minimize the nurses, and nurse practitioners. Our NICU is designated • Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia number of visits you need to make to our center. by the New York State Department of Health’s Bureau of Women’s Health as a Regional Perinatal Center. Fetal Care Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine 525 East 68th Street Indicia New York, NY 10065