Wendy F. Hansen, MD

Maternal & Fetal Medicine Obstetrician & Gynecologist

Dr. Wendy F. Hansen is a Maternal & Fetal Medicine Obstetrician & Gynecologist in Lexington, KY with special training and skill in caring for women with complicated or high-risk pregnancies. As a Maternal & Fetal Medicine Obstetrician & Gynecologist, Wendy F. Hansen, MD performs prenatal care for women with high-risk pregnancies; helps manage conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure in mothers-to-be, checks for birth defects, genetic disorders, heart problems, and blood disorders in developing babies; monitors labor and delivery; manages a mother's post-pregnancy conditions. Maternal & Fetal Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology is the treatment and management of high-risk pregnancy. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Maternal & Fetal Medicine Obstetricians & Gynecologists include high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune diseases, seizure disorders, blood clotting disorders, or infections. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Maternal & Fetal Medicine Obstetricians & Gynecologists include prenatal ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, umbilical cord sampling, or emergency surgery.

An obstetrician/gynecologist who cares for, or provides consultation on, patients with complications of pregnancy. This specialist has advanced knowledge of the obstetrical, medical and surgical complications of pregnancy and their effect on both the mother and the fetus. The specialist also possesses expertise in the most current diagnostic and treatment modalities used in the care of patients with complicated pregnancies.

Obstetrician

Dr. Wendy F. Hansen is an Obstetrician in Lexington, KY with special training and skill in medically managing pregnancy, then, both vaginal and surgical childbirth. As an Obstetrician, Wendy F. Hansen, MD performs pregnancy monitoring and birthing support. Obstetrics is the surgical field that manages natural, medication-assisted, and/or high-risk childbirth. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Obstetricians include morning sickness, back and leg pain, high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, and infections. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Obstetricians include routine prenatal ultrasounds, measurements and tests, supervision of baby's delivery in cooperation with nurse-midwives, physician assistants, and other pregnancy care professionals.