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Plain-language clinical guides for families, with the diagnostic structure and referral detail clinicians need. Every page separates screening from diagnosis, assessment from treatment, and routine review from emergency care.
Fetal diagnosis after an abnormal or uncertain scan
Fetal diagnosis combines targeted ultrasound, clinical context, genetic counselling, diagnostic testing, and multidisciplinary planning after a concerning finding.
Read the guide →Fetal growth restriction: small is not always simple
Fetal growth restriction is suspected when a fetus is small because of maternal, fetal, or placental factors and needs assessment beyond a single estimated weight.
Read the guide →High-risk pregnancy and the role of MFM care
A high-risk pregnancy has a greater chance of maternal, fetal, placental, or delivery complications and may benefit from maternal–fetal medicine support.
Read the guide →Maternal–fetal medicine access in Abu Dhabi
Verified access guidance for maternal–fetal medicine assessment, high-risk pregnancy, fetal diagnosis, genetics, and professional referral in Abu Dhabi.
Read the guide →Maternal–fetal medicine access in Al Ain
Verified access guidance for maternal–fetal medicine assessment, high-risk pregnancy, fetal diagnosis, genetics, and professional referral in Al Ain.
Read the guide →Maternal–fetal medicine referral from Dubai
A practical Dubai-to-MFM pathway for specialist review, records transfer, triage, second opinion, and escalation to Abu Dhabi when fetal therapy is considered.
Read the guide →Maternal–fetal medicine referral guidance for clinicians
A practical UAE referral guide for obstetricians, family physicians, radiologists, geneticists, and paediatric specialists sending a case to MFM.
Read the guide →Placental disease, placenta previa, and accreta risk
Placental assessment considers implantation, blood flow, fetal growth, bleeding risk, prior cesarean birth, placenta previa, and possible placenta accreta spectrum.
Read the guide →Prenatal genetic screening and diagnostic testing explained
Understand the difference between NIPT and other screening tests, CVS or amniocentesis, and laboratory tests such as karyotype, microarray, and exome.
Read the guide →What is maternal–fetal medicine?
Maternal–fetal medicine is the obstetric subspecialty for complex maternal disease, fetal diagnosis, placental problems, genetics, and high-risk pregnancy.
Read the guide →When should you see a maternal–fetal medicine specialist?
See an MFM specialist when maternal disease, an abnormal scan or screen, pregnancy history, twins, placental concerns, or fetal growth requires expert assessment.
Read the guide →Why twin pregnancy needs a different surveillance plan
Twin pregnancy care depends on chorionicity, growth, fluid, Doppler, cervical findings, and complications such as TTTS, TAPS, selective FGR, and TRAP.
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Patients can request specialist assessment directly. Clinicians can use the professional referral pathway; the team will then coordinate any records needed for triage.