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>> EVERYTHING WE DO AT THE CENTER FOR FETAL DIAGNOSIS
AND TREATMENT IS COMPLICATED, IT'S COMPLEX.
>> IT'S REALLY BEING ABLE TO SEE VOLUMES OF THESE TUMORS THAT
GIVE US THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE, THE EXPERTISE THAT,
I THINK, MAKES US BETTER AT MANAGING THEM.
>> SO FOR US IT SEEMS COMMON PLACE.
EVEN DEALING WITH A RARE PROBLEM SUCH AS A TERATOMA.
>> WHEN ONE HAS SUCH AN ENVIRONMENT,
IT NATURALLY ATTRACTS A WORLD-CLASS AND WORLDWIDE
TALENT POOL THAT ALL SORT OF CONGEAL TO MAKE THE NEXT
COHORT OF ADVANCES.
>> THE TEAM THAT WE BRING TO BEAR FOR FETUSES WITH A TERATOMA
IS THE SAME TEAM THAT WE BRING TO BEAR FOR EVERY BIRTH DEFECT
THAT WE SEE.
>> ONE NEEDS PEDIATRIC SURGEONS.
>> --THE MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE DOCTORS--
>> --THE FETAL CARDIOLOGISTS--
>> ALL OF THE CARETAKERS THAT ARE NEEDED AFTER BIRTH--
THE NICU STAFF, NEONATOLOGISTS--
>> --GENETIC COUNSELORS, ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES--
>> LOTS OF FAMILY SERVICE SUPPORTS--
>> --A COORDINATOR THAT OUR FAMILIES WILL INTERACT WITH--
>> --MULTIPLE AREAS OF EXPERTISE--
>> --TO TAKE CARE OF NOT ONLY THE PATIENT,
NOT ONLY THE BABY, BUT THE FAMILY IN GENERAL.
>> THE PRACTICE IS SO INTEGRATED THAT AFTER
A REALLY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AFTER I KIND OF GOT
OVER THE INITIAL SHOCK OF THE DIAGNOSIS,
I COULDN'T REALLY IMAGINE WANTING TO DO IT ANYWHERE ELSE.
>> FROM THE VERY BEGINNING I WAS GIVEN THE BEST INFORMATION AND
THE WAY THEY WALKED US THROUGH IT AND THEY JUST PUT ME AT EASE.
AND IT TURNED OUT FINE, AND THE RESULT IS I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL,
HEALTHY, LITTLE GIRL.
>> WE'RE ALL HERE BECAUSE WE GAIN INTRINSIC SATISFACTION
FROM HELPING PEOPLE AND HELPING PATIENTS.
>> PROVIDING FAMILIES WITH THE EDUCATION THEY NEED IN ORDER
TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR BABY.
>> SEEING THESE KIDS AT THE FAMILY REUNIONS FIVE YEARS OUT
IS WHAT REALLY MOTIVATES US, REALLY KEEPS US FOCUSED,
REALLY KEEPS US PUSHING THE ENVELOPE.
>> AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE DO WHAT WE DO.
BECAUSE THAT'S INSPIRING, IT'S REALLY INSPIRING.