The Fetal Medicine service at Mediclinic Al Jowhara Hospital offers a range of diagnostic scans for normal and high risk pregnancies, as well as other prenatal invasive tests and procedures.
Ultrasound:
- Level 3 advanced obstetric ultrasound for low and high risk pregnancies including twins and high order multiple pregnancies. This is typically conducted between 19-22 weeks gestation, although it can be performed at any time after 19 weeks
- 3D/4D ultrasound scans
- First trimester markers such as nuchal translucency, nasal bone, tricuspid regurgitation, ductus venosus doppler
- Early fetal anatomy assessment
- Detailed fetal anomaly scan
- Fetal echocardiography
- Prenatal doppler including, but not limited to, umbilical artery, middle vertebral artery, ductus venosus, umbilical vein
- Fetal growth and Doppler assessment
- Fetal biophysical profile
- Multiple pregnancy assessment and surveillance
- Screening and management of fetal growth restriction
- Placental and umbilical cord abnormalities assessment
- Cervical assessment
- Cervical length assessment and preterm birth risk evaluation
- Gynaecological scans
- Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), first and second trimester assessment for aneuploidies (organised through external agencies)
Counselling:
- Multidisciplinary counselling by a perinatologist and/or or other paediatric specialists as required
- Prenatal genetic counselling for genetic diseases
- Clinical genetics counselling
- High-risk pregnancy consultation and management
- Preeclampsia screening and surveillance
- Diabetes in pregnancy assessment and management
- Second opinion for complex fetal or maternal conditions
- Invasive procedures:
- Diagnostic procedures:
- Amniocentesis
- Chorionic villus sampling
- Cordocentesis
- Fetal blood sampling / Cordocentesis
- Advanced prenatal genetic testing
- Amnioinfusio
- Therapeutic fetal interventions (after 28 weeks gestation)
- Amniodrainage
- Amniodrainage / Amnioreduction
- Fetoscopic laser treatment for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
- Fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion
- Fetal surgery services
- Cephalocentesis, vesicocentesis and pleurocentesis
- Management of fetal structural abnormalities
- Fetal therapy and in-utero treatment
- Follow-up of patients of the Fetal Medicine unit is undertaken for the whole pregnancy, including intrapartum care.
Clinic timings and contact information:
Saturday to Tuesday - 8am to 5pm
Wednesday - 12 noon to 9pm