The Case

For the first time in Laredo, Texas, a pregnant patient with quadruplets received all prenatal and delivery care in her local community with the collaborative relationship of her OB/GYN and the Access TeleCare Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) specialists. Typically, a patient in Laredo with such a high-risk pregnancy would have to travel 2.5 hours each way for frequent care and monitoring by an MFM specialist, in addition to her regular OB/GYN visits.

The Care Plan

With its telemedicine partnership with Access TeleCare, this patient’s OB/GYN practice was able to provide all monitoring and evaluation in the patient’s home community to monitor for complications common with multiples, such as fetal growth restriction, miscarriage, preterm delivery, and preeclampsia.

“Collaboration among the in-person sonographer and physicians and tele-MFM specialists provided her access to expert subspecialist care while saving valuable windshield time and kept her in her home community.”

Mauricio La Rosa, M.D.

Access TeleCare Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist

The Result

Through the collaboration of the primary obstetrician, in-person sonographer, and tele-MFM specialist, the patient successfully carried the pregnancy to the third trimester and was able to deliver at the local hospital.