Institute for Maternal Fetal Health Phone:
(323) 361-6074 or (800) 687-2229
Web: www.maternal-fetalhealth.com

The Institute for Maternal-Fetal Health (IMFH) located at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center is a collaborative effort between the medical center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California to provide comprehensive high risk obstetrics and specialized, minimally invasive fetal therapy services.

The Institute’s multidisciplinary team of core physicians covers such specialties as Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Fetal Health, Neonatal Medicine, Pediatrics, Medical Genetics, Pediatric Cardiology and Radiology. These physicians, along with nurses, counselors and researchers, work in concert to care for women and their unborn babies throughout the pregnancy, birth and neonatal periods.

Specialized technology such as 3-D and 4-D ultrasound enables physicians to determine such things as the exact number of fetuses a woman is carrying, fetal size, weight and gestational age, location of the placenta, appearance of the cervix, amount of amniotic fluid and abnormalities including developmental abnormalities and abnormalities of the uterus and ovaries.

Physician referral is not required to be seen by specialists at the IMFH. Most new patients are seen after routine tests have indicated a potential problem with their unborn fetus.

A partnership with Stillpoint Resources gives patients and their families access to complimentary support and education services.

High risk OB/prenatal diagnostic services include:

• Genetic Counseling
• High Resolution Ultrasound (3D and 4D)
• Ultrafast MRI
• Chorionic Villus Sampling
• Amniocentesis

Fetal therapy services include:

• Fetal Blood Sampling
• Fetal Medical Therapy
• Fetal Transfusion
• Minimally Invasive Fetal Surgery

For more information on fetal therapy services, please see our fetal therapy page.

For more information on the IMFH, to schedule an appointment or to inquire about patient support programs, please call (800) 687-2229.