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Maternal–fetal medicine (MFM), also known as perinatology, is a branch of medicine that focuses on managing health concerns of the mother and fetus prior to, during, and shortly after pregnancy. Maternal–fetal medicine specialists are physicians who subspecialize within the field of obstetrics. [ 1 ]
Torri Metz is an American obstetrician and high-risk pregnancy researcher at the University of Utah Health. Metz is an associate professor of maternal-fetal medicine and is the vice chair of research in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Utah. Metz is known for her research exploring the effects of marijuana on pregnancy outcomes.
A high-risk pregnancy is a pregnancy where the mother or the fetus has an increased risk of adverse outcomes compared to uncomplicated pregnancies. No concrete guidelines currently exist for distinguishing “high-risk” pregnancies from “low-risk” pregnancies; however, there are certain studied conditions that have been shown to put the mother or fetus at a higher risk of poor outcomes. [1]
The other 96% of the women who are told they are "high-risk" find out that their pregnancy is normal. [ citation needed ] By comparison, in the same 4000 women, a screening test that has a 99% sensitivity and a 0.5% false positive rate would detect all 10 positives while telling 20 normal women that they are positive.
Visits twice a month from 28 to 36 weeks of pregnancy -(the 7th and 8th month) Weekly after week 36 (delivery at week 38–40)-(After the 8th month) More frequent visits are warranted for women older than 35 or in case of a high risk pregnancy, [1] with the number and types of extra controls depending on individual risk factors. On the other ...
The HER Foundation is the world’s largest grassroots network of hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) survivors and experts, as well as the leading website for HG information. [1] It was founded in 2002 by Kimber Wakefield MacGibbon, [2] Ann Marie King, [3] and Jeremy King. [4]
Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine Excellence in High-Risk Pregnancy Care [3] 2016: Dr. Danielle Jones (Brown) M.D. American College of Ob/Gyn, District XI: The Creighton L. Edwards, MD, Award in Compassionate Care [3] 2017: Dr. Danielle Jones (Brown) M.D. AAGL: Excellence in Laparoscopic Surgery [3] 2021 MamaDrJones YouTube YouTube Play Button ...
In the 1860s, Los Angeles County appointed a County Physician, and a small hospital for the poor in Los Angeles was established. [6] The Department of Charities was formed in 1913 and included five Divisions: County Hospital, County Farm, Outdoor Relief, Olive View Sanatorium, and Cemetery Divisions. [7]