Northwestern Perinatal Associates, S.c

Maternal & Fetal Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology

Northwestern Perinatal Associates, S.c is a Maternal & Fetal Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology practice in Chicago, IL with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in caring for women with complicated or high-risk pregnancies. Maternal & Fetal Medicine Obstetricians & Gynecologists at Northwestern Perinatal Associates, S.c perform 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 at Maternal & Fetal Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology practices 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 Obstetrics & Gynecology practices 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.

Maternal Fetal Medicine Obstetricians Gynecologists in Chicago, IL

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Hospice and Palliative Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology

An obstetrician/gynecologist with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.

Hospice And Palliative Medicine Obstetricians Gynecologists in Chicago, IL

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Gynecology

Northwestern Perinatal Associates, S.c is a Gynecology practice in Chicago, IL with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in promoting women's wellness, especially their sexual and reproductive health. Gynecologists at Northwestern Perinatal Associates, S.c perform preventative, diagnostic and treatment procedures on the female reproductive system. Gynecology is the medical care and maintenance of women's sex and reproductive systems throughout their natural life cycle, often integrated with general healthcare. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Gynecology practices include dysfunctions of both reproductive and general health - as they are inextricably linked. These dysfunctions commonly include: menstrual issues, acne, hormone imbalances (hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, osteoporosis, diabetes, depression, and personality disorders), sexual dysfunctions, sexually transmitted diseases, urinary tract infections, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, ovarian cysts, and cancers of the reproductive tract and breasts. Gynecologists also nurture women through natural physiological and biochemical life stages: from managing adolescence, to becoming sexually active, to becoming pregnant, to pregnancy care, to postpartum care, to perimenopause, to menopause, and healthy aging promotion. These female specialists also help women prevent disease through lifestyle modifications, and enable healing from domestic violence and sexual assault. Because gynecologists treat such a wide array of integrative issues, they often serve as women's primary health care providers. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Gynecology practices include medical and psychiatric history analysis, general wellness check-ups (including measuring vital signs and crafting nutrition plans), age appropriate breast and pelvic exams, preventative pap smears, contraception prescriptions, mammography, colonoscopy, blood pressure monitoring, immunizations, breast lump removal, and hysterectomies.

Gynecologists in Chicago, IL

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Obstetrics

Northwestern Perinatal Associates, S.c is an Obstetrics practice in Chicago, IL with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in medically managing pregnancy, then, both vaginal and surgical childbirth. Obstetricians at Northwestern Perinatal Associates, S.c perform 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 at Obstetrics practices include morning sickness, back and leg pain, high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, and infections. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Obstetrics practices include routine prenatal ultrasounds, measurements and tests, supervision of baby's delivery in cooperation with nurse-midwives, physician assistants, and other pregnancy care professionals.

Obstetricians in Chicago, IL

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