Treatment of certain fetal conditions before birth results in optimal outcomes. The UNC Fetal Care Center team offers expert, compassionate care for families with high risk pregnancies. Our multi-disciplinary team of maternal-fetal medicine specialists, pediatric surgeons, neonatologists, and pediatric specialists approach every complex pregnancy with understanding, coupled with advanced diagnostic tools and state-of-the-art treatment to provide world-class maternal-fetal care.
The UNC Fetal Care Center offers state-of-art prenatal evaluation, fetal diagnosis and treatment services to provide an early assessment and accurate diagnosis of your baby’s health. Our supportive staff is available to answer any questions and is there to help you make well-informed decisions regarding your treatment plan and options.
From carrier screens to diagnostic tests like amniocentesis, we offer the complete range of prenatal genetic screening and testing to help parents understand and plan for inheritable conditions.
The UNC Fetal Care Program prioritizes keeping families close with our NCCC right down the hall from Labor and Delivery at the NC Women’s Hospital.
CONTACT INFORMATION
The UNC Fetal Care Center is a member of The North American Fetal Therapy Network (NAFTNet). The primary goal of NAFTNet is to provide an umbrella organization to assist the various medical centers that practice fetal medicine, to promote cooperation among these centers and to foster research in the field of fetal therapy.
2 months ago
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine’s Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine has enrolled the first patient in the world in a groundbreaking international Azalea Trial. The Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, in collaboration with the UNC Fetal Care Center, is conducting a trial for a novel treatment to prevent and …
2 years ago
When Kimberly Mays was about 20 weeks pregnant with her second child, she began to feel faint and overheated. An ultrasound revealed that Mays’ baby had a very rapid heart rate.
2 years ago
Micah and Malachi Plumber just turned 1—a major milestone for any child. Watching the adorable twins crawl, giggle and play with their older sister, Kinsley, it’s hard to believe they had a medical condition that required surgery when they were still in their mother’s womb.
11 years ago
UNC and Vanderbilt are the only hospitals in the southeast to perform the EXIT procedure on babies between womb and birth.
UNC Maternal Fetal Medicine
UNC Fetal Care Center
CONTACT US:
984-974-9019
For existing patients
with urgent needs,
Please call 984-974-3422
Please send any referrals to maya.lindley@unchealth.unc.edu