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Women's Health : Services : Low and High-Risk Pregnancy

Adolescent Pregnancy
Focus:
Optimize prenatal care in this high risk population
Abuse prevention
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) prevention
Birth Control

First Trimester Prenatal Screening
First trimester screening is performed between 11-13 weeks of pregnancy, and involves both an ultrasound and a blood test.

Second Trimester Maternal Screening
The risk of producing a child with Down syndrome or an open neural tube defect concerns many parents. This risk can be assessed by screening the level of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in the mother's bloodstream.

Hispanic Obstetrical Center
Focus: Provide cost effective ob care for spanish-speaking only indigent women

Hypertension Program
Focus: Identify, treat and modify hypertensive disease of pregnancy

Infectious Diseases
Focus: Control and treatment of perinatal infections
HIV

Lactation Clinic
Expert breastfeeding assistance by Certified Nurse Midwives and Pediatric Nurse Practitioners who are also board certified as lactation consultants.

Metabolic Program
Focus: Optimize control of metabolic diseases prior to, during and following pregnancy

Multifetal Program
Focus: High risk care for women with multiple fetuses

Preconceptional Counseling
Purpose: Optimize wellness prior to conception/pregnancy

Prematurity Prevention
Focus: Identify and control risk factors for premature delivery

Prenatal Diagnosis
Focus: Identification and treatment of fetal disease
Ultrasound
Serologic testing
Amniocentesis  and Chorionic Villi Sampling (CVS)

Perinatal Mood Disorders Program
Focus: Mood disorders and pregnancy

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Charleston, SC  29425
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