Every expectant mother hopes for a smooth pregnancy. Some women may require some extra support for certain things, such as:

• Multiple fetuses
• Chronic conditions such as diabetes or heart disease
• Babies who are not developing normally

At MedStar Harbor Hospital, we have high-risk pregnancy specialists who focus on prenatal evaluation and care.

Services they provide include:

• Maternal-fetal medicine counseling
• Reproductive genetics counseling
• Fetal diagnosis
• Cancer genetics

Our team of specialists has performed thousands of fetal diagnostic procedures, such as:

• First trimester screening and nuchal translucency
• Chorionic villus sampling (transabdominal and transcervical)
• Placental biopsy
• Amniocentesis
• Fetal monitoring with biophysical profiles and non-stress tests

These tests can identify fetal chromosomal abnormalities, congenital anomalies and fetal growth abnormalities, as well as confirm a healthy baby.