A 28-year-old male asked:
what is the definition or description of: maternal-fetal medicine?
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Dr. Rebecca Gray answered
14 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ob-Gyn : Maternal fetal medicine is a subspecialty of OB gyn. It is the study of high risk pregnancies and obstetrics. It requires an additional 3 years of training beyond the traditional 4 years of OB gyn residency training.
Answered on Sep 28, 2016
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Dr. Liza Kunz answered
21 years experience Maternal-Fetal Medicine
High Risk Obstetrics: Check out: https://www.Smfm.Org/what%20is%20maternal%20fetal%20medicine%20page.Cfm?Ht=p.
Answered on Jan 23, 2018
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