Prof Ranjit Akolekar
Consultant in Maternal & Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics
Maternal-Fetal Medicine is a specialist area of obstetrics focused on managing high-risk pregnancies and conditions affecting the health of both mother and unborn baby. It includes the assessment and management of pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction, multiple pregnancies, maternal medical conditions and congenital abnormalities. Care may involve detailed ultrasound examinations, fetal surveillance, specialist investigations and multidisciplinary delivery planning. Independent Maternal-Fetal Medicine Expert Witnesses can provide specialist clinical opinions on antenatal risk assessment, fetal monitoring, diagnostic investigations, referral decisions, pregnancy complications, delivery planning and standards of care in Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury cases.