WHO WE ARE

Specializing in the un-routine.

We are high-risk pregnancy experts. For pregnant women with chronic health problems, our ​Maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) subspecialist works to keep the woman as healthy as possible while her body changes and her baby grows. Our MFM subspecialist also cares for women who face unexpected problems that develop during pregnancy, such as early labor, bleeding, or high blood pressure. In other cases, it’s the baby who faces the un-routine. If an OB care provider finds a birth defect or growth problem, our MFM can start treatment before birth, providing monitoring, blood transfusions and surgery to support the fetus until it is ready to arrive in the world.

Our MFM subspecialist treats two patients at the same time. We partner with the mom-to-be, her family, and her medical team to navigate the un-routine and achieve the best possible outcome. We see families who have experienced high-risk pregnancies in the past, women with chronic health conditions, and women who develop unexpected problems during their pregnancy.

We are a California State-approved Prenatal Diagnostic Center (PDC)

The California Prenatal Screening Program is a statewide program offered by prenatal care providers to all pregnant individuals in California. Prenatal screening uses a pregnant individual's blood samples to screen for certain birth defects in their fetus (developing baby).

Individuals with a fetus found to have an increased chance of one of those birth defects are offered genetic counseling and other follow-up services through state-contracted Prenatal Diagnosis Centers.

Medi-Cal or private health insurance must cover the program fees with only a few exceptions for self-insured employers and out-of-state health plans. There is no co-payment, co-insurance, deductible, or any other form of cost sharing, required of covered families. 

Those who choose to participate provide two blood samples for two types of prenatal screening. Both screenings are recommended since they screen for different birth defects. These two screenings are offered:

  • Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screening; and

  • Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) screening. 

Genetic conditions and birth defects screened for are these:

  • Down syndrome (trisomy 21)

  • Trisomy 18

  • Trisomy 13

  • Neural tube defects, like spina bifida