Interventional Fetal Therapy

The Ian Donald Fetal Medicine Unit at the Queen Mother’s Maternity Hospital, Glasgow, provides the national service for interventional fetal therapy.

The multi-disciplinary team is involved in the diagnosis, management and treatment of fetal anomalies and infections.

The services offered include treatments for pleural effusions (fluid in the lungs) and fetal bladder obstructions. Fetal transfusions for Rhesus disease are also provided, where the mother’s blood contains an antibody which damages the baby’s red blood cells leading to a condition called haemolytic disease of the newborn. More serious cases cause jaundice and anaemia which need to be treated with in-utero blood transfusions.

Lead clinician:

Professor Alan Cameron, Consultant Obstetrician

Service contact address:

Ian Donald Fetal Medicine Unit
Queen Mother’s Maternity Hospital
Glasgow
G3 8SH

National Services Division contacts:

To contact members of NSD staff, please visit our staff contacts page.

Lyn Hutchison, Programme Manager
Jenny Dowswell, Programme Support Officer