Clinical Services

Our fetal team collaborates with the team of neonatologists, pediatric specialists and nurses to develop a care plan to address the specific challenges your baby may face.

Once your baby is born, he or she may need specialized care in one of our three newborn intensive care units (NICUs). Good Samaritan and the University of Cincinnati Medical Center are equipped with Level III NICUs. Cincinnati Children’s has a Level IV (highest designation) NICU. 

Our NICUs draw on the expertise of one of the largest neonatology groups in the nation. Staffed by experienced neonatologists from the Perinatal Institute at Cincinnati Children’s, these technologically advanced units offer leading-edge care and equipment for your infant in a quiet, nurturing environment, as well as privacy and comfort for you and your family.

Learn More about Our NICUs

Use the following links to learn more about each of our NICUs:

• Good Samaritan Hospital NICU
• University of Cincinnati Medical Center NICU
• Cincinnati Children’s NICU

The congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) team is made up of specialists from the Fetal Care Center and Cincinnati Children’s to treat this severe congenital abnormality. CDH is a complex condition, and requires a coordinated, multidisciplinary team to manage. Through the NICU at Cincinnati Children’s, the CDH team provides the neonatal and surgical interventions needed to obtain good outcomes for babies with CDH.

Some babies with CDH develop long-term health conditions such as neurological problems, reactive airway disease, hearing loss, seizures and developmental delay. Our CDH Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic provides coordinated plans of care to address these conditions early, ensuring the best possible outcome for your baby as she grows.

We partner with cardiologists from the Fetal Heart Program at Cincinnati Children’s to detect many types of heart defects early in pregnancy. The Fetal Heart Program is part of the Heart Institute at Cincinnati Children’s, which focuses on treating fetal structural or functional heart disease.

Approximately one in 4,000 babies will have a developmental defect in the anus or rectum. Through our collaboration with world-renowned surgeons at the Colorectal Center at Cincinnati Children’s, we are able to provide fetal and neonatal surgery options for babies facing these conditions.