Mercy Maternal and Fetal Health Center - South

Just steps away from Mercy Hospital South's Labor and Delivery Unit, our Maternal and Fetal Health Center offers the latest technology and advanced care to women who have high-risk conditions or complications during pregnancy.

The Maternal and Fetal Health Center is staffed by board-certified maternal-fetal specialists (also known as perinatologists), who work together with your obstetrician to help you achieve a healthy pregnancy and birth. Services offered include: 

Mercy South Fetal Care Team

Even if you’re healthy, your pregnancy may be considered high-risk based on factors such as your genetics, age or unexpected complications. For moms with a high-risk pregnancy, life can be pretty stressful. Extra visits to the doctor and antenatal testing may be needed to protect you and your baby’s health. Mercy fetal care specialists are experts in diagnosing and treating fetal conditions.

Thanks to advancements in medical expertise and technology, we are more prepared than ever to successfully care for moms and babies at risk. Your Fetal Care Team at Mercy South Perinatal Center helps make life easier for high-risk moms by coordinating care for you, answering your questions and ensuring you get support every step of the way. We develop a personalized care plan, map out your appointments and continually follow up to keep you informed. Throughout your pregnancy, count on us to help ensure the best outcome for you and your baby.

We care for pregnant women with:

Our caregivers help you find positive ways to handle the extra time on your hands and lessen the stress and worry, while taking special care of you and your baby.

The Maternal and Fetal Health Center at Mercy Hospital South has been recognized with the AlUM Ultrasound Practice Accreditation for Fetal Echocardiology, one of only two certified centers in the St. Louis area, the other being Mercy Maternal and Fetal Health Center at Mercy Hospital St Louis. A fetal echocardiogram is a detailed ultrasound of the fetal heart completed when there is a high risk potential for a fetal heart abnormality or when a fetal heart abnormality is suspected during a routine fetal ultrasound. It gives a better view of the structure and function of an unborn child’s heart.

Mercy achieved this recognition through voluntary assessment which includes the training and qualifications of physicians and sonographers; ultrasound equipment maintenance; documentation; storage, and record-keeping practices; policies and procedures to protect patients and staff; quality assurance methods; and the thoroughness, technical quality and interpretation of the sonograms the practice performs.