Fetal Medicine Department

Date of establish: 26.07.2019

Mandates:

• Screening and diagnosis of fetal abnormalities (fetal structural and chromosomal abnormalities)
• Prenatal screening for complications for women (pre-eclampsia, thalassemia, preterm birth ...)
• Treatment of some medical conditions for the fetus (fetal anemia, pleural effusion ...)

Examination time:

• Monday to Friday: 8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m
• Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Advantages of examination and treatment at the Department of Fetal Medicine:

• The Department of Fetal Medicine at Vinmec Times City International Hospital is the first unit in the North to deploy a one-stop prenatal clinic (OSCAR) providing a comprehensive screening package for 12 weeks pregnant women. The clinic gives quick results on the same day of examination and screening.
• A team of highly qualified medical doctors and nurses who have worked at national major hospitals such as Bach Mai Hospital and foreign hospitals such as  Geneva University Hospital and Sion Hospital in Switzerland, King's College Hospital in London. Team of experienced ultrasound doctors, certified by the Fetal Medicine Association
• Successfully deploying advanced methods of prenatal screening such as: Non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPT) for accurate results (especially for Down syndrome), and at the same time reduce the rate of pregnant women having unnecessary amniocentesis.
• Deploy modern methods of testing and prenatal diagnosis to screen for chromosomal/gene abnormalities such as amniocentesis and chromosomal papillae biopsy, Microarray test, etc.
• Timely detection and intervention of some abnormalities in the fetus such as pleural effusion from very early weeks of pregnancy helps to improve the condition of the fetus.