Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Antenatal Fetal Therapy

Dr Arvind Saili, Dr Savita Jha, Dr Tapas Bandyopadhyay

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Fetal medicine includes assessment of fetal well being , diagnosis and treatment of fetal abnormalities. It is a multidisciplinary anch involving a team of obstetrician, perinatologist, neonatologist or pediatric surgeon, obstetric sinologist and other superspecialists. The anch is still evolving due to problems that are unique to fetal medicine. Fetal therapy includes a series of interventions performed on the fetus aiming towards fetal well being. Certain antenatal fetal disorder in which medical management has got proven benefit includes– antenatal steroid administration in preterm neonates, folic acid supplementation for neural tube defects, triple drug regimen for pregnant women with HIV, Rh isoimmunisation e.t.c. whereas other disorders in which research is still ongoing includes inborn error of metabolism & endocrinal disorders . Surgical management of fetal disorder is particularly outstanding for management of posterior urethral valve, complications associated with twin pregnancy , congenital diaphragmatic hernia and is still evolving

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Dr Arvind Saili, Dr Savita Jha, Dr Tapas Bandyopadhyay Antenatal Fetal Therapy Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 12 December 2014

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