Perinatology “High-Risk Pregnancies”

Perinatology is the subspecialty of obstetrics and gynecology focused on the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of high-risk pregnancies affecting either the mother or the baby. Also known as maternal-fetal medicine, perinatology carefully evaluates pregnancy processes to protect the health of both mother and baby. At Özel Algomed Hastanesi, high-risk pregnancies are monitored using advanced diagnostic methods.

Conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, or thyroid disorders in the mother, as well as multiple pregnancies, risk of preterm birth, or fetal developmental abnormalities, may classify a pregnancy as high risk.

Main diagnostic methods used in perinatology include:

• Detailed ultrasonography
• Doppler ultrasonography
• Fetal echocardiography
• Double screening test
• Triple and quadruple screening tests
• Non-stress test (NST)
• Amniocentesis
• Chorionic villus sampling
• Genetic testing
• Fetal monitoring