Fetal medicine
About
Our fetal medicine service is based at the Centre for Fetal Care (CFC) at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital. It is a specialist referral unit that cares for women whose pregnancies have been complicated by concerns about their fetus, fetal wellbeing, or who have had complications in previous pregnancies.
This includes:
- women with high-risk first trimester screening
- women with fetal abnormalities identified on routine ultrasound scans, for example with the baby's brain, heart, lungs or abdomen, or a cleft palate
- complex multiple pregnancies
- women with babies that aren't growing normally
- women who have had complications in previous pregnancies or a family history of inherited problems
We are recognised for subspecialty training by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
The Centre for Fetal Care is a specialist centre and one of only a handful of units in the UK performing diagnostic tests such as amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS), as well laser treatment in cases of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, in-utero blood transfusions for fetal anaemia, and other fetal therapies.
Additional information
Clinical trials and research
We have many research studies that can be accessed via the links below:
- DR CHRISTOPH LEES
- Precept Study – Maternal cardiovascular function in preeclampsia and/or fetal growth restriction
- Developing new methods of detecting problems in pregnancy (RAPID study) including non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT)
- Intrapartum ultrasound
Education and elective placements
For elective placements (medical) please email christoph.lees@nhs.net and (midwifery and nursing) adrine.pinnock-elsayed@nhs.net.
Further online resources
Contact
- Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital
- 020 3313 3998
- Maternity helpline
- 020 3312 6135
Quick links
Latest news See all news
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Read the full storyResearch into leading cause of stillbirth awarded £2.4 million funding
Researchers and clinicians at the Trust have been awarded over £2.4 million to investigate the best technique to manage poor growth in babies during the later stages of pregnancy. The study will be led by the head of fetal medicine at Imperial…
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Read the full storyImproved quality ratings for critical care and children and young people services plus London’s first ‘outstanding’ rating for maternity care
National inspectors have improved their quality ratings for a range of Trust services including awarding the first ‘outstanding’ rating for a maternity unit in London.
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Read the full storyNew device brings breathing support to maternity patients
Maternity ward patients at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital can breathe easy thanks to a brand-new device providing non-invasive respiratory support to patients in the High Dependency Unit.
