What Is a Fetal Syndrome?

What Is a Fetal Syndrome?

Fetal Syndrome Awareness Month highlights the conditions that can affect a baby before birth and the importance of education, specialized fetal care, and support for families navigating a prenatal diagnosis.

UTMB Advances Research for High-Risk Pregnancies Through Two Groundbreaking Clinical Trials

UTMB Advances Research for High-Risk Pregnancies Through Two Groundbreaking Clinical Trials

For families facing a pregnancy complicated by rare alloimmune conditions, access to specialized care and innovative research can make all the difference. The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is helping lead that effort as an active study site for two...

Posterior Urethral Valves

What are posterior urethral valves?   Posterior urethral valves are a rare congenital (born with) malformation that affects the urinary tract of only male infants. Abnormal folds of tissue begin to grow early in fetal development in the posterior urethra (a tube that...