1. Anthony Sciscione, DO
Defines Maternal-Fetal
Medicine

2. Anthony Sciscione, DO Defines
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Maternal-fetal medicine, also known as perinatology, is a
branch of obstetrics which deals with the management
of high-risk pregnancies. A variety of factors can
contribute to a pregnancy being deemed high-risk.
Chronic illness, conditions such as hypertension or
diabetes, previous miscarriages, advanced maternal age,
and other medical, surgical, or obstetric issues can all
produce complications during pregnancy, and therefore
require specialized monitoring and care.

3. Anthony Sciscione, DO Defines
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Specialists in this quickly evolving area of medicine are
obstetrician-gynecologists who have undergone two or
three supplementary years of formal education,
including clinical experience, and are certified by the
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. This
additional training equips medical practitioners with
expertise in diagnosing and treating pregnancy
complications, as well as in the management of both a
pregnancy’s impact on pre-existing medical conditions
and the effect these conditions can have on the
pregnancy itself.

4. Anthony Sciscione, DO Defines
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• About the Author: Anthony Sciscione, DO is Director of
the Delaware Center for Maternal and Fetal Medicine as
well as the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
Program at Christina Hospital in Newark, Delaware. He
received his Bachelor of Science degree from St. Joseph’s
University before attending the University of New
England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford,
Maine. In 2010, Anthony Sciscione, DO was named a Top
Doctor of 2010 by Delaware Today Magazine.