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The newly opened Reed Family Maternal Fetal Clinic is located on the ninth floor of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
September 15, 2021

Children’s Hospital debuts new Reed Family Maternal Fetal Clinic

Vanderbilt has opened a state of the art maternal fetal clinic to help expectant parents navigate the difficult decision-making process for babies at risk for or born with birth defects or abnormalities.

By Christina Echegaray
Pregnant patient lies in a hospital bed while a clinician operates an ultrasound machine; the monitor displays an ultrasound scan.
July 18, 2013

Baby’s life-changing surgery, before birth

By Vanderbilt Health News
Surgeons in protective gowns and gloves perform fetal surgery through an abdominal incision under bright operating-room lights.
July 18, 2013

Teamwork drives Maternal Fetal Medicine program

When Steffanie and Jon Sawyer were told their unborn son had a spinal birth defect called spina bifida, they decided to travel from their home in the Chicago area to Vanderbilt for fetal surgery.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman with long dark hair wearing a white collared shirt and dark jacket.
July 11, 2013

Bennett to lead Maternal Fetal Medicine

Kelly Bennett, M.D., associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and director of the Fetal Center, has been named director of the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine.

By Jessica Pasley
Close-up of a newborn baby's hand resting on an adult's forearm, both illuminated by warm red-orange light.
February 9, 2011

Vanderbilt-pioneered fetal surgery procedure yields positive results

Results of a landmark, seven-year National Institutes of Health-funded trial, Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS), demonstrate clear benefit for babies who undergo fetal surgery to treat spina bifida, the most common birth defect in the central nervous system.

By Vanderbilt Health News