Maternal Fetal Medicine
Making Miracles Happen
Over the past 15 years, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, birth rates for women ages 35 to 44 have more than doubled.
Pregnancy is always miraculous to parents waiting for a child - especially those who have faced obstacles along the way. That's true more so today than in previous years, in part because women are waiting longer to have children. Although infertility and pregnancy complications can affect anyone - at any time - maternal age is a significant contributing factor.
Even so, a high percentage of women in their late 30s and early 40s are able to have healthy babies. Advances in reproductive and maternal-fetal medicine help infertile women to conceive and sustain a pregnancy, and those at high risk for complications to stay healthy.
The Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Stamford Hospital's Whittingham Pavilion works to help every woman who wants a baby to achieve her goal, whether she is 25 or 45, having her first child or her fourth. Physicians in a wide range of obstetric and gynecologic subspecialties are available, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
State-of-the-art diagnostic and screening equipment enables early diagnosis and identification of genetic abnormalities within the first trimester - far earlier than was possible just a few years ago. And an exceptional neonatal intensive-care unit within the Whittingham Pavilion at Stamford Hospital means infants born with even the most critical medical problems can receive immediate care - without having to be transferred to another facility. All of this technology and care is located within one beautiful, convenient and family-friendly setting.