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What Can Cause Complications Before or During Pregnancy Print E-mail

Our Medical Director, Richard Porreco, MD, says he and his physician and nurse colleagues are here because women can have complications during some pregnancies.

This can be very serious, which is why Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at P/SL in Denver has assembled the most experienced team of high-risk specialists in the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. Prepared for Anything our Board Certified Maternal-Fetal Specialists, led by Richard Porreco, MD, provide complete obstetric care throughout your pregnancy, delivery and postpartum period. They also work in consultation with your primary care obstetrician.

We're Prepared for Anything

Because our maternal-fetal specialists work along side the region's largest team of adult, neonatal and pediatric specialists, as well as the region's leading team of dedicated nurses with advanced training in fetal evaluation and caring for high-risk pregnancies, we are prepared for anything.

Complications that Can Exist Prior to Pregnancy or Those that Can Arise during Pregnancy

  • Later Age Pregnancy (40 and over)
  • Heart Disease
  • Cervical Insufficiency
  • High Blood Pressure (hypertension) or Preeclampsia (toxemia)
  • Placental Problems
  • Multiple Gestation Pregnancies (twins, triplets or more)
  • Diabetes or other Endocrine Disorders
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Kidney or Gastrointestinal Disease
  • Premature Rupture of Membranes
  • Recurrent Pre-term Labor and Delivery
  • Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
  • Congenital Abnormalities (birth defects)
  • History of Previous Pregnancy-Related Complications
  • Pregnancy-Related Complications during Current Pregnancy
  • History of Pregnancy Loss

At the Center for Maternal-Fetal Care at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, each patient's team of specialists provides expert care and treatment for medically complicated pregnancies that may require:

  • anesthesiologists
  • cardiologists
  • gastroenterologists
  • geneticists
  • hematologists-oncologists
  • pulmonologists
  • neonatal critical care specialists (specialists in the care of sick newborns)
  • pediatric subspecialists that could be needed after the delivery of your baby
We also offer the most advanced prenatal diagnostic equipment and tests.
 

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