Pregnancy Services

• Prenatal and postpartum care including fetal and genetic testing
• Diagnosis and counseling for low and high risk pregnancies
• Obstetrical delivery service including 24 hour in-house OB anesthesia coverage
• Neonatal intensive care services for critically ill newborns
• The Mary L. Johnson Development and Behavior Unit provides comprehensive evaluation and diagnostic services for children at medical risk for developmental delay
  

• Includes obstetric care provided by an Obstetrician.

• Specialists for high risk pregnancies deliver quality care to women experiencing pregnancies with fetal or maternal complications.
  

• Experienced counselors and geneticists educate patients regarding the risks of advanced maternal age; positive alpha fetoprotein screening; metabolic, chromosomal, or physical abnormalities; teratogen exposure including chemotherapy, toxins, infections, alcohol, drugs or other medications; as well as ultrasound diagnosed anomaly.
• We also offer screening for Cystic Fibrosis and Tay Sachs Disease.
  

• Patients are referred for prenatal diagnosis by ultrasound, amniocentesis, and percutaneous umbilical blood sampling.
• The Center also performs fetal assessment through nonstress testing, amniotic fluid evaluation and biophysical profile.
  

Faculty and Staff

• Usha Chitkara, MD
• Jane Chueh, MD
• Maurice Druzin, MD (Division Chief, Maternal-Fetal Medicine)
• Yasser El-Sayed, MD (Associate Chief, Maternal-Fetal Medicine)
• Deirdre J. Lyell, MD
• Amen Ness, MD
• Kristin Pullen, MD
• James F. Smith, Jr., MD
• M. Mark Taslimi, MD
  

• Laura Brodzinsky, MD
• Susan Crowe, MD
• Kay Daniels, MD
• Cynthia Detata, MD
• Jeffrey Faig, MD
• Kimberley Harney, MD