The mission of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship at UAB is to train future leaders in MFM with complementary skill sets in maternal care, fetal ultrasound, and clinical research. A three-year ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the mother's immune system have been linked to an increased risk of ...

Editor's Note: Scientific literature generally uses the words "mother" and "maternal" in reference to a person with a uterus who has carried a child. To avoid inconsistencies, this article also uses ...

Figure 2: Fetal cDC migrate to draining lymph nodes. Figure 3: Fetal cDC are responsive to TLR stimulation and induce T-cell proliferation. The donation of fetal tissue for research was approved by ...

Cannabidiol (CBD) could become a therapeutic tool to address some of the most frequent and disabling consequences of fetal ...

FIRST ON FOX: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding $27 million in studies marked for use of fetal tissue, according to a new analysis. The White Coat Waste Project (WCW), which opposes ...

The probe used in a fetal echocardiogram is called a transducer. It emits ultrasonic sound waves into your belly that create an image on the doctor’s screen. These sound waves are at a frequency that ...

Methods 10 healthy pregnant (26.4±3.2 weeks gestation) and 10 healthy non-pregnant individuals were recruited (34.8±6 and 33.5±2.9 years, respectively). At least 48 hours after baseline strength ...

Welcome to the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program. Our fellows receive didactic and practical experience in maternal-fetal physiology and pathophysiology, medical complications, obstetric ...

Our Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) specialists are nationally recognized for their care and treatment of high-risk pregnancies and the outcomes achieved for mothers and babies. A pregnancy is ...