Includes specialty programs: Fetal Treatment Center / Maternal Fetal Medicine
High-Risk Pregnancy
Akron Children’s Hospital specializes in the care and treatment of mothers-to-be who are experiencing a high-risk condition as well as the care and treatment of fetuses who are experiencing high-risk issues. If you are pregnant and have a high-risk condition, you will be seen by our Maternal Fetal Medicine Team. If your baby is experiencing a high-risk condition, you will be seen by the Fetal Treatment Team:
Our Doctors/Providers
Katherine Wolfe, DO, FACOG
Chair, Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Director, Diabetes and Pregnancy Program; Maternal-Fetal Specialist
Sue Nicholas, MSN, APRN-CNP
Certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
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Postpartum
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:
- National Maternal Mental Health Hotline for pregnant and new moms in English and Spanish.
- 24/7 Free, Confidential Hotline 1-833-943-5746 or visit https://mchb.hrsa.gov/national-maternal-mental-health-hotline
If you are in suicidal crisis, please call or text 988 or visit the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Referrals
Referrals are initiated by a provider-to-provider discussion. Please ask your provider to call: 330-543-4500
Some of the Conditions We Treat...
high risk pregnancy, pre-eclampsia, diabetes, pregnant, high blood pressure, fetal distress, fetal anomaly, pre-natal diagnosis, genetic defect, pre-natal care
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