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D. Gary Benfield, MD, Fetal Treatment Center

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Pregnancy brings about excitement and expectations, but when a potential birth defect is suspected, the journey changes. With advanced equipment and highly specialized clinical expertise, we provide coordinated and compassionate care throughout pregnancy, post-delivery and beyond. We walk alongside families through this challenging journey, aiming for the best possible outcomes for baby’s health.

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Department: 330-543-8295

About Fetal Treatment Center

Specialized, multidisciplinary care

Our multidisciplinary team — made up of maternal fetal medicine specialists, geneticists, genetic counselors, neonatologists, pediatric surgeons and other pediatric specialists — is dedicated to ensuring seamless, integrated services for you and your baby.

Expert prenatal diagnosis and fetal treatment

We offer expert prenatal diagnoses using high-resolution fetal ultrasound, MRI and other prenatal tests, as well as family history, to get a precise understanding of any suspected birth defect or fetal genetic disorder.

Upon diagnosis, our team develops a customized treatment plan for your baby’s unique needs before and after delivery. This plan may include specialized interventions during pregnancy, focused delivery care and continuous postnatal support with our specialized pediatric team.

Conditions we commonly treat

A few of the common birth defects we treat include:

  • Congenital heart defects
  • Abdominal wall defects, such as gastroschisis and omphalocele
  • Diaphragmatic hernia
  • Bone anomalies like club foot or short limbs
  • Cleft lip and palate
  • Down syndrome and other genetic disorders 

Continuity of Care

Our specialized fetal and maternal nurse coordinators are your direct contacts. Based on your personalized care plan, they coordinate all ultrasound and subspecialist appointments for your convenience and peace of mind. And they work closely with the entire care team to ensure your treatment plan is updated as your pregnancy continues. 

From prenatal to neonatal and ongoing pediatric care, our goal is to provide consistent, compassionate medical — and emotional — support as your child grows.

Fetal Treatment Center

Akron Children's Fetal Treatment Center
Considine Professional Building
215 West Bowery Street
Level 5
Akron, Ohio 44308
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Department: 330-543-4500

DEPARTMENT CHAIR:

Marya Strand, MD, MS

Chair, Department of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine; Thomas R. & Mary Lynn Crowley Endowed Chair in Neonatology and Maternal Fetal Medicine; Director, Division of Neonatology; Neonatologist

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DEPARTMENT HEADS:

Justin Moore, MD

Perinatologist; Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist

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PHYSICIANS/PROVIDERS:
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Jodi Regan, MD, FACOG

Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Summa Health; Maternal-Fetal Specialist

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Katherine Wolfe, DO, FACOG

Director, Diabetes and Pregnancy Program; Maternal-Fetal Specialist

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If you’re struggling with worry, sadness or other negative feelings during or after pregnancy, we have on-site psychologists to help you cope with difficult thoughts and feelings.

Our team of psychologists specialize in treating moms with:

  • High-risk pregnancies
  • Patients with serious medical or physical problems
  • Teenage pregnancy and motherhood
  • Postpartum depression and/or anxiety

Are you:

  • Having difficulty concentrating or making decisions?
  • Feeling worried, anxious or overwhelmed?
  • Feeling sad, hopeless or crying a lot?
  • Experiencing mood swings, irritability or anger?
  • Feeling fatigued, having trouble sleeping or experiencing changes in appetite?
  • Feeling out of control?
  • Having thoughts of hurting yourself or your child(ren)?
  • Having difficulty bonding with your baby?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, contact your medical provider or talk with NICU staff, to discuss a referral to one of our on-site psychologists, or call 330-543-4500.

Additional resources:

If you are in suicidal crisis, please call or text 988 or visit the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

 

Referrals are initiated by a provider-to-provider discussion. Please ask your provider to call: 330-543-8295

Conditions and Treatments:

22Q11.2 Deletion, Abdominal Wall Defects, Abdominal Cerclage, Achondrogenesis, Achondroplasia, Agenesis Of The Corpus Callosum, Ambiguous Genitalia, Amniotic Band Syndrome (Abs), Amniocentesis, Anencephaly, Anomalies Of Cortical Development, Anomalous Pulmonary Veins, Anorectal Malformations, Aortic Stenosis, Apert Syndrome, Arachnoid Cyst, Arterial Tortuosity, Arteriovenous Malformations, Arthrogryposis, Atrial Septal Defect, Atrioventricular Canal, Atrioventricular Canal Defect, Atypical Sex Chromosome, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Birth Defect, Bladder Exstrophy, Body-Stalk Anomaly, Brachial Cleft Remnant, Bradyarrhythmias, Bronchopulmonary Sequestration (Brs), Campomelic Dysplasia, Cardiomyopathy, Carrier Screening, Cerebral Calcifications, Cervical Cerclage, Cervical Insufficiency, Cervical Shortening, Cervical Teratoma, Choledochal Cyst, Chondrodysplasia Punctata, Chorioangioma, Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate, Clinodactyly, Cloacal Exstrophy, Clubfoot, Coarctation Of The Aorta, Colonic Atresia, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Congenital Heart Disease, Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome, Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation, Conjoined Twins, Craniofacial Anomalies, Craniofacial Microsomia, Craniosynostosis, Crouzon Syndrome, Crouzonodermoskeletal Syndrome, Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation, Cystic Hygroma In Early Pregnancy, Cystic Hygroma In Late Pregnancy, Cystic Lesions Of The Abdomen, Dandy Walker Syndrome, Dandy-Walker Malformation And Variants, Diabetes, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Diastrophic Dysplasia, Digeorge Syndrome, Double Inlet Left Ventricle, Double Outlet Right Ventricle, Down Syndrome, Duodenal Atresia And Stenosis, Ebstein's Anomaly, Echogenic Kidneys, Eclampsia, Ectopia Cordis, Ectrodactyly, Eisenmenger Syndrome, Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome, Encephalocele, Esophageal Atresia And Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Exencephaly/Acrania, Fetal Abnormalities, Fetal Anomaly, Fetal Arrhythmias, Fetal Distress, Fetal Echocardiography, Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Fetal Heart Complication, Fetal Heart Ultrasound, Fetal MRI, Fetal Spina Bifida, Fetal Thyroid Disorders, Gastroschisis, Genetic Defect, Genetic Disorders, Gestational Diabetes, Goiter, Hemifacial Microsomia, Hemivertebrae, Heterotaxy Syndrome, High Blood Pressure, High Risk Pregnancy, Hirschsprung's Disease, Holoprosencephaly, Hydranencephaly, Hydrocephalus, Hydronephrosis (Various Types), Hydrothorax, Hypertelorism, Hypertension Pregnancy, Hypophosphatasia, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Hypoplastic Left Ventricle, Hypoplastic Right Ventricle, Hypotelorism, Incompetent Cervix , Immune Hydrops, Imperforate Anus, Interrupted Aortic Arch, Intestinal Malrotation, Intra-Abdominal Calcifications, Intracardiac Tumors, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Intrauterine Death In One Twin, Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR), Jarcho-Levin Syndrome, Jejunoileal Atresia And Stenosis, Klinefelter Syndrome, Liver Tumors, Low Fetal Fraction, Macrocephaly, Macroglossia, Malformation In Twins, Mesoblastic Nephroma, Microcephaly, Micrognathia And Agnathia, Microphthalmia/Anophthalmia, Monoamniotic Twins, Monochorionic Twins, Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney, Myelodysplasia, Myelomeningocele, Neural Tube Defects, Neuroblastoma, Neurofibromatosis, NIPT, Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis, Oligohydramnios, Omphalocele, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Other Autosomal Aneuploidies, Other Cystic Lesions Of The Chest, Ovarian Cysts, Overgrowth Syndromes, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Pentalogy Of Cantrell, Persistent Cloaca, Placenta Previa, Placenta Abnormalities, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Polydactyly, Polyhydramnios, Porencephaly, Preeclampsia, Preconception Genetics, Pregnancy Monitoring, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnant, Prenatal Care, Prenatal Genetics, Prenatal Diagnosis, Pulmonary Agenesis, Pulmonary Stenosis And Atresia, Pyloric Atresia And Stenosis, Radial Aplasia, Renal Agenesis, Retinoblastoma, Sacrococcygeal Teratoma, Short Cervix, Short-Rib Polydactyly Syndrome, Single Umbilical Artery, Sirenomelia, Spina Bifida, Subchorionic Bleeding, Subchorionic Hemorrhage , Subchorionic Hematoma , Syndactyly, Tachyarrhythmias, Tetralogy Of Fallot, Tetrasomy 12P (Pallister-Killian Syndrome), Thanatophoric Dysplasia, Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return, Transposition Of Great Arteries, Transabdominal Cerclage, Triple X Syndrome, Triploidy, Trisomy 13, Trisomy 18, Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome), Trisomy X, Truncus Arteriosus, Turner Syndrome, Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence, Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (Ttts), Umbilical Cord Abnormalities, Umbilical Hernia, Vein Of Galen Aneurysm, Ventricular Septal Defect, Ventricular Septal Defects, Wilms' Tumor, Xxx, Xxy, Xyy

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