Maternal Fetal Medicine
MFM
You have been referred to Maternal Fetal Medicine because you or your unborn baby may be at increased risk of medical complications and need specialised care. If you are experiencing a complicated and high-risk pregnancy, we are here to provide holistic care in a supportive and intimate environment.
While this is a time of excitement and joy, it can also be a time of worry and anxiety about your baby’s health. We can provide answers to help you better understand your pregnancy. Our priority is to ensure the best outcome for you and your baby.
The MFM Team
The MFM team includes the following staff – you may meet some or all of the team depending on why you have been referred –
- MFM Specialists (Obstetric Consultants who have specialised in Maternal Fetal Medicine)MFM Fellows (Obstetric Registrars who are training to become an MFM specialist)
- Sonographers who specialise in complex pregnancies
- Midwives
- Pediatric Cardiologist
- Social worker
Our services
We aim to improve the health wellbeing and pregnancy outcomes of women and their unborn babies through a specialised diagnostic, treatment and management service.
We provide:
- Ultrasound scans including first trimester screening for Down syndrome, pre-eclampsia, complex multiple pregnancies and fetal echocardiography
- Pre-pregnancy counselling for women with complex pregnancies and previous poor pregnancy outcomes.
- Fetal MRI services for babies with fetal brain, chest and other abnormalities.
- Care for mothers with significant medical problems such as cardiac and renal disease.
- Fetal genetic screening and testing
- Clinics including early pregnancy assessment and pregnancy loss follow up.
- Termination of pregnancy due to fetal abnormality or maternal medical conditions
How to access this service
To access this service, your GP or medical practitioner will need to send a referral letter to the hospital.
Refer a patient
To refer a patient:
Maternal Fetal Medicine referral guideline
GP and Specialist Hotline:
1300 364 938
Health professionals:
More information
What to bring
Each time you visit us
- Your Medicare card
- Private health insurance card (if you have one)
- Health Care Card and/or concession card (if you have one)
- Current medications (prescription, over the counter and herbal medicine)
- Relevant x-rays, scans or any other test results or reports
- Glasses, hearing and mobility aids
For an outpatient or clinic appointment
- Your appointment letter
- Any special items listed on your letter
- WorkCover claim number (if relevant)
- Snacks, a drink or money to buy refreshments
- Something to read or do while you wait
- Activities to entertain children, if they are accompanying you
- We invite you to bring one support person with you to your appointment
What to expect
Your Appointment
Your appointment will have been made fifteen minutes earlier than the time of your scan to enable you to complete essential paperwork. Please arrive on time
Your ultrasound will take 30-45 minutes and you will meet the MFM Specialist at the end who will explain the ultrasound findings and provide you with a copy of your report and the plan moving forward
You will have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have
Clinics
Frequently asked questions
What are travel subsidy forms?
Can I have a copy of my scans? Who do I ask?
Can a medical certificate be provided for myself and my partner? Who do I ask?
Contact us
Location: Level 6, Ned Hanlon Building
Phone: (07) 3646 0840
Fax: 1300 364 952
Email: RBWH-CAPC-Midwives
Open:
Monday-Thursday 7.30am-4.00pm
Friday 7.30am-3.30pm
Need help outside hours?
For non-urgent medical issues call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) or visit your GP.
For urgent out of hours support call the RBWH Triage Midwife on (07) 3647 3931.
In an emergency call 000.
Refer a patient
To refer a patient to this service, view the Maternal Fetal Medicine referral guideline.
GP and Specialist Referral Hotline:
1300 364 938
Health professionals
We are the largest tertiary and quaternary Maternal and Fetal Medicine unit in Queensland. We cover an area between Townsville and south of the Brisbane River.
We work closely with Genetic Health Queensland to provide prenatal testing to women with a family history of genetic syndromes.
Invasive procedures include:
- amniocentesis
- chorionic villous sampling
- in utero fetal blood transfusion or sampling
- fetal shunts
- amnioreduction
- radiofrequency ablation
We are one of a few tertiary Queensland Health hospitals to provide termination of pregnancy to mothers over 22 weeks of gestation.