Care Every Step of the Way Driscoll’s Maternal Fetal Medicine Department
Maternal fetal medicine (MFM) specialists play a crucial role in ensuring the health and well-being of both mother and baby during high-risk pregnancies. These specialists are obstetricians with additional training in managing complex pregnancy conditions. Driscoll’s MFM department was established in 2008 and now consists of 6 full-time board-certified maternal fetal medicine specialists, 3 nurse practitioners and a dedicated, skilled team of registered nurses and ultrasound specialists. Together, this multidisciplinary team ensures that high-risk pregnancies are managed with the highest level of care, combining expertise, compassion, and advanced medical technology to achieve the best possible outcomes for the mothers and babies of South Texas. The department provides services at several locations in South Texas, including: Corpus Christi, Brownsville, Harlingen, Laredo, McAllen, and Victoria. The goal of Driscoll’s Maternal Fetal Medicine department is to provide state-of-the-art maternal care, fetal diagnosis and treatment for the women of South Texas. The department diagnoses and treats common maternal medical conditions, like diabetes, and helps address pregnancy complications and fetal conditions.
The map below highlights the success of working closely with the regional obstetricians in our efforts to decrease severe maternal morbidity in South Texas.
Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM) Rates in South Texas are the LOWEST in the State
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Rate of delivery hospitalizations involving SMM in Texas per 10,000 delivery hospitalizations, by public health region, 2016-2020.
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