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>> UPON REFERRAL TO THE CENTER FOR FETAL DIAGNOSIS
AND TREATMENT, FAMILIES ARE SEEN FOR A ONE-DAY
COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION.
>> THEY GET ALL OF THEIR IMAGING DONE IN ONE DAY.
>> HER ULTRASOUND, HER FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM,
HER ULTRAFAST FETAL MRI--
>> SO AT THE END OF THE INITIAL CONSULTATION DAY,
FAMILIES SIT DOWN WITH THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM,
AND THEY'RE GIVEN THE CONFIRMATORY DIAGNOSIS
OF WHAT'S GOING ON FOR THEIR BABY.
AND THEN THEY DISCUSS TREATMENT OPTIONS SO THAT
THEY'RE ABLE TO GO HOME, KNOWING THAT THERE'S A PLAN.
>> WE WORK REALLY HARD TO CREATE AN INDIVIDUALIZED
PLAN OF CARE THAT BEST SUITS THEIR NEEDS AND THE NEEDS
OF THEIR BABY.
>> AND SO OUR TEAM REALLY LOOKS AT FAMILIES
HOLISTICALLY, MEANING HOW DO WE SUPPORT NOT ONLY MOM'S
HEALTH, BUT HOW DO WE SUPPORT THE FETAL HEALTH?
>> WE HAVE, BY FAR, THE LARGEST EXPERIENCE
IN THE WORLD WITH OPEN FETAL SURGERY.
IT'S AN OPERATION NOT ONLY FOR THE FETUS,
WHO HAS EVERYTHING TO GAIN, BUT ALSO FOR THE MOTHER,
WHO'S SORT OF MEDICALLY AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER.
>> WE FELT THAT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO BRING
A PSYCHOLOGIST ONTO THE TEAM SO THAT WE HAD SOMEBODY
AVAILABLE TO THESE FAMILIES FOR THIS JOURNEY WHERE WE
KNEW THAT THIS WAS GOING TO, YOU KNOW,
PROVOKE STRESS.
THIS WAS GOING TO PROVOKE ANXIETY.
>> IT'S QUITE UNIQUE THAT WE HAVE A PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT
TEAM WITHIN A FETAL CENTER.
WE'RE NOT ONLY FOCUSING ON MOTHER'S CARE AND BABY'S
CARE PHYSICALLY, BUT ALSO EMOTIONALLY,
AND LOOKING AT THE CONTEXT OF THE FAMILY WHEN IT COMES
TO SUPPORT PERSONS, FATHERS, SIBLINGS,
GRANDPARENTS AND THE EXTENDED FAMILY.