Welcome to the Fetal Medicine Foundation
The Fetal Medicine Foundation is a Registered Charity that aims to improve the health of pregnant women and their babies through research and training in fetal medicine.
The Foundation, with the support of an international group of experts, has introduced an educational programme both for healthcare professionals and parents and a series of certificates of competence in different aspects of fetal medicine.
In the last 10 years, The Foundation has supported research and training in the following areas through grants to a total of more than £7 million:
- Early diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
- Screening for chromosomal defects
- Intrauterine fetal surgery
- Causes and prevention of miscarriage and stillbirth
- Prediction and prevention of pre-term delivery
- Preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction
- Problems of multiple pregnancies
- Development of safer techniques for prenatal diagnosis
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New - Online videos of fetal defects
This is a selection of videos illustrating normal fetal anatomy, common and rare fetal defects.
For more informations please click here.
Internet courses
The courses are free of charge and they are appropriate for both health care professionals and patients
The 11-13 weeks scan
Available in two versions, one for patients and another for health care professionals in 20 languages.
Cervical assessment
Available in one version in 18 languages.
Antenatal surveillance
Available in one version in 9 languages.
The 20-22 weeks scan
Available in one version in English.
Fetal echocardiography
Available in one version in English