Video Podcasts

Overview:
Babies usually develop normally during pregnancy but sometimes the fetus can be at risk of health problems. Thats where a specialist in maternal/fetal medicine comes in. In this interview, well learn how these experts diagnose and treat health challenges for babies before they are born.

Part one of this two-part program addresses the following topics:

• What is maternal/fetal medicine?
• First trimester problems
• How first trimester problems are detected
• Chromosomal abnormalities
• Different types of ultrasound
• Nuchal translucency screening
• Imaging the fetal heart and blood flow

Guest:
Dr. Ahmet Baschat, a maternal/fetal medicine specialist at the Center for Advanced Fetal Care at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Baschat is also a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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