Assurance is what many moms need when they experience a complicated pregnancy. Albert Einstein Medical Center offers a comprehensive high-risk pregnancy program for expectant mothers who have special concerns during their pregnancy or who may have a history of complicated pregnancies. Einstein’s team of high-risk pregnancy experts assist mothers-to-be with issues like:

• congenital malformation of the fetus
• diabetes
• drug and alcohol abuse
• genetic abnormalities
• HIV
• hypertension
• multiple gestation
• previous pregnancy loss
• renal disease
• seizure disorder
• sickle cell anemia

Available 24/7

Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Einstein’s obstetrical and neonatal specialists can help you answer questions like:

• Is my unborn baby healthy?
• How will the outcome of this pregnancy affect future pregnancies?
• Is there anything that I can do to reduce my complications?

 

Expert Team

Our obstetrical and neonatal staff consists of highly trained experts, well qualified to assist women experiencing a high-risk or complicated pregnancy, as well as infants who require specialized care. In addition to its team of neonatologists, maternal/fetal medicine specialists and pediatric cardiologists, Einstein’s high-risk pregnancy program is led by:

 

Carlene Quashie, MD
Director, Division of Maternal/Fetal Medicine

For the past eight years, Dr. Quashie has been caring for women at Einstein during their high-risk pregnancies. Dr. Quashie believes that the best outcome for a pregnancy involves input from the mother and her physician. She is board certified in maternal/fetal medicine and obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Quashie specializes in treating pregnant women with medical complications including HIV.

 

James William Byers III, MD
Perinatologist

Dr. Byers is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology with a sub-specialty certification in maternal-fetal medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as a member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the National Perinatal Association. Prior to joining Einstein Medical Center, Dr. Byers was a Staff Perinatologist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Pennsylvania Hospital.

 

Andrew F. Chau, MD
Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist

Dr. Chau has a special interest in utilizing ultrasounds and treating pre-term labor. He is board certified in maternal/fetal medicine and obstetrics and gynecology. As Director of Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Dr. Chau believes that technology combined with compassionate care is the best treatment for high-risk pregnancies.

 

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