Other terms
- Melanin
- Melanoma
- Metabolomics
- Metastasis
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- mHealth
- Microbiome
- Microdermabrasion
- Microneedling
- Midface Volume Deficit
- Migraines
- Molecular Profiling
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
What is Maternal-Fetal Medicine? Maternal-fetal medicine is a subspecialty of obstetrics involved in the research, education, and management of high-risk pregnancies to ensure the optimization of equitable perinatal outcomes. Physicians board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology can gain training in maternal-fetal medicine through fellowship after completion of medical school and residency.
What conditions are managed by Maternal-Fetal Medicine?
Maternal-fetal medicine manages a variety of conditions and risk factors that can complicate the outcome of a pregnancy, including:
- Recurrent pregnancy loss
- Gestational hypertension
- Preeclampsia and eclampsia
- HELLP syndrome
- Placenta previa
- Placenta accrete, increta, and percreta
- Placental abruption
- Hyperemesis gravidarum
- Chronic maternal health problems
- Advanced maternal age
- Surgical emergencies caused by trauma, need for critical care, or non-obstetric abdominal surgery
- Cancer
- Fetal birth defects or growth problems
- Multiple pregnancy
- TORCH syndrome
- Intrauterine fetal demise
- Alloimmunization
Source: About Us- Mission and Vision. (n.d.). SMFM.Org – The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Retrieved June 2, 2022, from https://www.smfm.org/what-is-the-society/vision
