Maternal and Fetal Medicine-High Risk Obstetrics

The Western Pennsylvania Hospital is a major perinatal tertiary referral center for the tri-state region. Approximately 40 percent of the obstetric cases at the Hospital involve high-risk patients.

Special Services
West Penn's physicians have special expertise in the following areas:

Preterm birth and premature rupture of membranes
Diabetes and hypertension in pregnancy
Fetal therapy, including fetal blood transfusion
Antepartum testing
Multiple pregnancies
Management of complicated pregnancies
Ultrasound

Last Updated: November 12, 2009