Maternal-Fetal Medicine

For Appointment:
Telephone: (732) 235-8006
Fax: (732) 235-6627

Primary Locations:

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
One Robert Wood Johnson Place
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Jersey Shore Medical Center
1944 Highway 33, Suite 203
Neptune, New Jersey 07754
Telephone: (732) 776-4755
Fax: (732) 776-4754

This innovative division provides tertiary care services and educational programs for physicians and provider organizations. The goal is to achieve better outcomes for high-risk obstetric patients in the department's Perinatal Network, which extends throughout central and southern New Jersey. The division offers consultation services throughout central and southern New Jersey.

The division includes the following:

• Fully approved fellowship
• High-Risk Pregnancy Evaluation and Consultation Service
• 24-Hour, High-Risk Specialist/Cricical Care Obstetrics Coverage
• Obstetrical Practice Guidelines
• Fetal Wellness Center/ Antenatal Testing Unit
• Fetal Cardiovascular Service
• Pregnancy Loss Evaluation Service
• First Trimester Genetic/Aneuploidy Screening
• Genetic Sonogram Service
• Perinatal Genetics
• Fetal Surgery and Therapy Program
• Center for Clinical Outcomes and Continuous Quality Improvement
• Preterm Birth Evaluation and Prevention Service
• Perinatal Biology Laboratory
  

The Division is a recognized local, regional, national and international leader in Maternal-Fetal Medicine with clinical and research programs that cover the full spectrum of conditions affecting the health of mothers and their fetuses.

The following programs are highlighted from our broad range of services:

High-Risk Pregnancy Evaluation and Consultation Service: Consultation is provided for patients with high-risk pregnancies who will deliver at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital or any of more than seven hospitals throughout central and southern New Jersey. The patient's private physician appreciates having a highly expert backup available. The resulting collaborative co-management of patients provides continuity of care throughout pregnancy.

24-Hour, High-Risk Specialist Coverage: A high-risk specialist clinician is available around the clock to consult on and care for all obstetric patients at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, receive maternal transports to our Regional Perinatal Center, and provide consultations 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Antenatal Testing Unit: The Antenatal Testing Unit (ATU) is located at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. In addition, 12 sonographers cover 7 examination rooms equipped with state of the art ultrasound machines with color flow Doppler and 3D/4D capabilities. Approximately 20,000 fetal ultrasound examinations are performed each year with a significant portion of the examinations performed on patients referred from regional hospitals and physicians. A variety of fetal procedures are also carried out including targeted sonography to assess fetal anomalies, non-stress tests, biophysical profiles, Doppler velocimetry, fetal echocardiography, percutaneous umbilical blood samplings, chorionic villus samplings, amniocenteses, and percutaneous fetal surgery (including laser fetoscopy).

Fetal Cardiovascular Service: Our specialists in Maternal-Fetal Medicine also work with pediatric cardiologists to identify fetal cardiovascular disease, the most common congenital fetal anomaly. By performing and evaluating highly sophisticated ultrasound images and Doppler measurements, the multidisciplinary team can uncover 70% to 80% of major fetal cardiovascular anomalies.

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Evaluation Service: This is a comprehensive program designed to meet the needs of women who have experienced pregnancy loss. This service brings together specialists from several areas to give a comprehensive approach to the problem of recurrent pregnancy loss.

Genetic Sonogram Service: The Division of Maternal/Fetal Medicine is one of the few facilities in the United States to apply ultrasound to adjust the risk for fetal Down syndrome. Many regional hospitals and physicians refer patients for this service. The program is appropriate for women whose physicians have recommended amniocentesis but who are reluctant to undergo the procedure for fear of fetal loss or because they want more information first.

First Trimester Genetic/Aneuploidy Screening: This is an innovative program using both ultrasound and blood tests to provide information to parents very early in pregnancy about their risk to have a fetus affected by genetic gonditions such as Down syndrome and Trisomy 18. The first program in the area to offer this service, First Trimester Aneuploidy Screening offers the opportunity to obtain information about genetic risks before the end of the first trimester.

Preterm Birth Evaluation and Prevention Service: This is a comprehensive program designed to evaluate women who have experienced previous preterm birth. This service brings together specialists from several areas to give a comprehensive approach to the problem of preterm birth.