The essentials of a fetal therapy center.
Consensus about complex clinical decisions among specialists with diverse backgrounds will always be a challenge. A specialized center, which focuses on the fetus with an anomaly, provides the most accurate diagnosis and maternal-fetal management recommendations to referring physicians. The essential components of a fetal therapy center facilitate a systematic approach for the mother carrying a fetus with an anatomic malformation.
Howell
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Department of Surgery, The Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. howell@email.chop.edu
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