{"id":5374,"date":"2021-11-21T06:38:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T06:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/fetal-medicine\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T14:10:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:10:58","slug":"fetal-medicine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/fetal-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetal Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container services-introduction-text nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e8efef;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1300px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"text-align:left;\"><p>Fetal medicine, or maternal\u2013fetal medicine (MFM), also known as perinatology, is a branch of medicine that focuses on managing health concerns of the mother and fetus prior to, during, and shortly after pregnancy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 0;}@media only screen and (max-width:1177px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0;margin-left : 0;}}@media only screen and (max-width:700px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0;margin-left : 0;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 25px;padding-bottom : 70px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 25px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch\" style=\"max-width:1365px;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column services-inide-column fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"1.0\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-radius:6px 6px 6px 6px;border-radius:6px 6px 6px 6px;overflow:hidden;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"text-align:center;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:4px;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-weight:500;\"><h2><strong>The difference between an obstetrician and an MFM specialist <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;max-width:50%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#dddfe8;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>Maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) is a subspecialty of obstetrics with an additional three years of training to learn how to treat fetal problems while the baby is still in the womb or medical complications that are related to pregnancy. Most perinatal ultrasound is interpreted by specialists in fetal medicine (MFM specialists).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 70px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2.375%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 2.375%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1177px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 4.75%;margin-left : 4.75%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:700px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;margin-bottom : 6vw;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 9vw !important;padding-right : 4vw !important;margin-right : 2.375%;padding-bottom : 9vw !important;padding-left : 4vw !important;margin-left : 2.375%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column services-inide-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"text-align:center;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:4px;color:#2b3575;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-weight:500;\"><h2><strong>Why should you see an MFM specialist before pregnancy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;max-width:50%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#dddfe8;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"margin-top:4px;\"><p>In case of a pre-existing medical condition, such as diabetes or hypertension, an MFM specialist can help you reduce the risk of fetal anomalies by controlling your blood sugar and using advanced technologies and techniques to monitor your baby&#8217;s growth or, in case of multiple gestations, monitoring the pregnancy by performing additional ultrasounds. In case of genetic risks, an MFM specialist will recommend you preconception genetic screening.<\/p>\n<p>MFM specialists play a vital role during pregnancy. They act both as a consultant working closely with pregnant women and their primary obstetricians to address complications and optimize the health of both the mother and the fetus during lower-risk pregnancies and as the primary obstetrician in especially high-risk pregnancies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 70px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2.375%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 2.375%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1177px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 2.375%;margin-left : 2.375%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:700px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 2.375%;margin-left : 2.375%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column services-inide-column fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"1.0\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-radius:6px 6px 6px 6px;border-radius:6px 6px 6px 6px;overflow:hidden;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"text-align:center;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:4px;color:#2b3575;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-weight:500;\"><h2><strong>Fetal medicine and treatment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;max-width:50%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#dddfe8;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p>Some examples of care that we offer as MFM specialists are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All the prenatal blood tests, genetic tests, and ultrasound scans<\/li>\n<li>Invasive diagnostic tests, such as amniocentesis and chorionic villus sample (CVS)<\/li>\n<li>Screening and treatment to prevent preterm birth<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring of pregnancies where a severe problem affects the baby&#8217;s growth<\/li>\n<li>Research to improve the treatment of fetal abnormalities<\/li>\n<li>Techniques for fetal therapy, such as blood transfusions into the umbilical cord or endoscopic surgery in the uterus&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 70PX;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2.375%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 2.375%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1177px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 4.75%;margin-left : 4.75%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:700px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;margin-bottom : 6vw;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 9vw !important;padding-right : 4vw !important;margin-right : 2.375%;padding-bottom : 9vw !important;padding-left : 4vw !important;margin-left : 2.375%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch services-inide-column fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"1.5\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-radius:6px 6px 6px 6px;border-radius:6px 6px 6px 6px;overflow:hidden;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\" style=\"text-align:center;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:4px;color:#2b3575;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-weight:500;\"><h2><b>Bringing Fetal Medicine to Greece<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;max-width:50%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#dddfe8;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\" style=\"margin-top:4px;\"><p>Petros Nikolaidis is a renowned specialist in fetal medicine, a perinatologist, and a professor of obstetrics and genetics at the University of West Attica, specializing in obstetrics and gynecology with a focus on high-risk pregnancy at Imperial College, London.<\/p>\n<p>Returning to Greece, Petros Nikolaidis founded the first Fetal Medicine Unit at \u201cMitera\u201d Maternity Hospital, Athens (1990). at the &#8220;Mitera&#8221; Maternity Clinic, a Panhellenic reference center for fetal ultrasound. He was also the first to introduce all the new prenatal fetal tests.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;\"><p>Some years later, he founded \u201cEmbryoitriki-genetiki\u201d in Maroussi, a leading fetal medicine and genetics diagnostic center, which expanded into a growing network of fetal and gynecological screenings in several cities. At the same time, he collaborated with State Maternity Clinics and sent his students for internships in hospitals throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p>Today, \u201cEmbryoitriki-genetiki\u201d is equipped with the most modern 3D color ultrasound machines, the Voluson S8\u2122 ultrasound scanner, and is supported by a fully equipped genetics laboratory.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 70PX;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2.375%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 2.375%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1177px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 4.75%;margin-left : 4.75%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:700px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;order : 0;margin-bottom : 6vw;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 9vw !important;padding-right : 4vw !important;margin-right : 2.375%;padding-bottom : 9vw !important;padding-left : 4vw !important;margin-left : 2.375%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5373,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5374","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5374"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5376,"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5374\/revisions\/5376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}