Why is the Fetal Medicine Department and Day Assessment Unit being expanded?
The Rosie has the largest fetal medicine department in the East of England and the only one to offer Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology approved sub-specialty training. There has been considerable expansion in the fetal medicine service over the past five years but no corresponding increase in the facilities. The department is looking to expand its services even further e.g. pursuing links with other hospitals for the development of procedures such as in-utero laser treatment. Women who may have problems with their pregnancy currently share the same waiting area as women coming in for routine ultrasound scans. The new Fetal Medicine & Day Assessment Unit will be a separate facility with a separate waiting area.
