Residency
Program > Clinical Experience > Obstetrical
Experience
Obstetrical Experience
 The
obstetrical educational experience is wide and varied. The
total number of deliveries to which our residents are exposed
numbers approximately 10,000 per year. Thomas Jefferson University
Hospital does approximately 2000 deliveries per year and
the West Jersey Hospital approximately 6000. The referral
base for the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine numbers
approximately 25,000 deliveries per year, which provides
a large and varied perinatology service. The Maternal Observation
Unit in the Pavilion Building cares for a sizable inpatient
high risk service. Under the direction of Vincenzo Berghella
M.D., the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine provides advanced
high-risk care to a large referral base in the Delaware Valley.
The Department provides a wide range of outpatient services
as well. The Antenatal Testing Center (AEC) provides a comprehensive
range of antepartum fetal evaluation services. These services
include NSTs, comprehensive ultrasound, Doppler studies,
percutaneous uterine blood sampling, PUB's, fetal echocardiography,
and comprehensive perinatal consultation. The Division of
Genetics and Fetal Medicine, a pioneer in the field of CVS,
is a nationally recognized center for the management of genetic
problems, teratogenic exposures, and fetal abnormalities.
It is responsible for the performance of prenatal diagnostic
procedures. The center is staffed by Maternal Fetal Medicine
physicians with a subspecialty in genetics, by clinical geneticists,
and by trained genetic counselors.
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