Jammu, May 24: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Vijaipur in Jammu is all set to start a fully dedicated Maternal and Fetal Medicine (MFM) unit.
“The faculty has been appointed and we will start Maternal and Fetal Medicine (MFM) unit at AIIMS within few days,” Director of AIIMS, Dr Shakti Gupta informed Rising Kashmir, while adding, “This will be the first unit to be started in J&K”.
The Maternal and Fetal Medicine (MFM) unit will enable the doctors to detect and treat any problem/disease in the unborn child before birth thus reducing the mortality.
This Maternal and Fetal Medicine (MFM) unit will also ensure safer pregnancies. This specialized unit, operating within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, will offer expert care for mothers and their unborn babies, particularly during complicated pregnancies.
Maternal and Fetal Medicine specialists are doctors with advanced training focused on the health of both the mother and the developing baby during pregnancy.
They use specialized knowledge and technology to monitor pregnancies closely, especially when there are existing health concerns for the mother, if she is expecting multiple babies, or if there’s a possibility of a health issue with the baby. Their goal is to identify and manage potential problems as early as possible.
The new MFM unit at AIIMS Jammu will concentrate on the early screening and proactive management of significant pregnancy complications.
This includes careful screening for conditions like pre-eclampsia, a serious issue involving high blood pressure in pregnant women through early checks and specialized ultrasound scans.
This allows for timely steps to protect both mother and baby. Another key area will be addressing Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), where a baby may not be growing at the expected rate inside the womb and Preterm labour (giving birth too early).
The unit will also screen the women who might be at risk of FGR and preterm labour through ultrasound which helps doctors to keep a close watch on the baby’s development and offer required intervention.
