by Nathan Drever | Dec 5, 2019 | Pregnancy
Ultrasound An ultrasound is an excellent tool for evaluating fetal defects, conditions or syndromes. When considering Down syndrome, there is a 50% detection rate for this condition when using an ultrasound as a screening tool. When doing a fetal anatomy...
by Nathan Drever | Dec 3, 2019 | Pregnancy
Nuchal Translucency Screening and Combined First and Second Trimester Screening The ability to detect Down syndrome through antenatal screening has increased with the addition of first trimester screening, or screening at less than 14 weeks of pregnancy. This...
by Nathan Drever | Dec 1, 2019 | Pregnancy
As a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist, a large part of my day is spent performing ultrasounds to detect fetal birth defects, screening for genetic conditions or predispositions through maternal blood testing and family history, and counseling patients on the...
by Shannon M. Clark | Nov 19, 2019 | Pregnancy
“I hadn’t had a cold in years, but when I was pregnant, I got a terrible one that lasted two weeks,” says Shannon M. Clark, M.D., an OB/GYN at UTMB Health in Galveston, Texas. “Growing a human inside of you takes a lot of your body’s energy, so it’s harder for you to...
by Shannon M. Clark | Nov 17, 2019 | Pregnancy
As a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist, I care for women with high-risk pregnancies. Many times, they have pre-existing medical conditions that make them high-risk; other times they develop a complication during pregnancy that warrants the care of a high-risk...
