What is Maternal Fetal Medicine?
Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM), also called Perinatology, refers to the specialized care of pregnant women and their fetuses. MFM doctors, or perinatologists, are experienced in detecting, diagnosing and addressing a wide variety of complex conditions that impact either mom or baby’s health. While MFMs are experts in high-risk pregnancy care and the diagnosis and treatment of fetal abnormalities, they also care for normal pregnancies on a daily basis. MFM doctors have 3 years of specialized training after 4 years of general OB-GYN residency. With an MFM looking after your pregnancy, you can rest assured that you have an expert eye interpreting your ultrasound and diagnostic testing results every step of the way.