COLORADO FETAL CARE CENTER
For families who choose not to pursue prenatal diagnostic testing or for babies born without a prenatal diagnosis , Children ’ s Colorado offers an on-call team of genetic and metabolic physicians and nurses and a genetic counselor who can coordinate postnatal genetic evaluation . The team provides some of the most comprehensive genetic tests available , including rapid whole-genome sequencing . If a genetic diagnosis is identified , the team can help guide next steps for care . If not identified , the team can help coordinate further testing and follow-ups .
Labor and Delivery Unit
As one of just a few freestanding children ’ s hospitals in the nation with a dedicated Labor and Delivery Unit , we provide a fully integrated , comfortable space for mothers and parents of high-risk babies that offers care from prenatal diagnostic testing to postpartum care . Our team of maternal fetal and obstetric providers , anesthesiologists and maternal fetal nurses specializes in caring for new and expecting patients through delivery and beyond . What ’ s more , parents can stay in the same room for the duration of their stay . In the case of a neonatal transport from another facility , we can transport and care for the parent so they can stay with their babies .
Our space includes 12 rooms for labor and delivery , postpartum recovery and infant stabilization , plus triage and ultrasound rooms . That ’ s in addition to two operating rooms for surgery : one for cesarean sections and one fetal surgery suite with space for as many as 35 clinicians at once .
Deliveries at a glance
Cardiac Abnormalities and Conditions 38 %
Neuro-related ( brain , spinal , skeletal ) Abnormalities and Conditions
Multiples Abdominal Abnormalities and Conditions Pulmonary Abnormalities and Conditions
Chromosomal Abnormalities Medical Conditions Well Baby / Drop-in
13 %
11 % 11 %
9 % 7 % 6 %
4 %
Craniofacial Abnormalities 1 %