The Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine provides a full line of direct clinical and consultation services to patients and physicians in all aspects of maternal care and fetal disorders.
In the MFM-RG division, we deliver care and expertise to patients who have experienced high-risk pregnancies, have chronic health conditions, or who develop unexpected problems during their pregnancy. We provide care in all aspects of maternal care and fetal disorders through our robust precision medicine and midwifery programs and train future leaders in maternal-fetal medicine and reproductive genetics.
We provide clinical and consultation services to patients and clinicians in all aspects of obstetric and maternal care, reproductive genetics, and fetal diagnosis and therapy. Members of the division strive to advocate for our communities; provide just, equitable, and patient-centered care; lead cutting-edge research on prevention and treatment of maternal-fetal disorders; and train the next generation of leaders in maternal-fetal medicine.
The Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine provides a full line of direct clinical and consultation services to patients and physicians in all aspects of maternal care and fetal disorders. The perinatologists in this division offer expert consultations for all maternal complications, including maternal heart disease, neurologic disorders, immunologic disorders, gastrointestinal and genitourinary disorders, as well as for fetal conditions such as multiple gestations, Rh and other alloimmunization, fetal growth disorders, and all types of fetal anomalies.
Division faculty direct and manage the Birth Center (site for labor and delivery and the inpatient antepartum unit), which serves as a central place in the Department for teaching obstetrics to students, residents and clinical fellows. Faculty research involves biologic and clinical investigations addressing a broad range of topics across the disciplines of maternal-fetal medicine and genetics.
The midwifery practice in the Maternal Fetal-Medicine division and UCSF Health is a fully integrated clinical partner with our MFM/Obstetrics clinicians caring for a range of obstetrical patients. We are a collaborative practice. This means that a woman who has a complicated pregnancy can receive MFM care and and get midwifery services throughout her labor and delivery.
At UCSF Health, MFM Certified Nurse-Midwives are attending providers with academic appointments as professors in the School of Medicine. CNMs supervise residents and medical students. Midwives based in the MFM division are involved not only in CenteringPregnancy programs and lactation services, but teaching in the medical school, resident education and departmental research.
Collaboration and full integration of obstetrics services are key elements in CNM work at UCSF.
