The Maternal-Fetal Medicine Department at Burjeel Medical City (BMC) offers a specialized environment with cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art equipment to best treat and care for our patients. The facility is backed up by a team of expert obstetricians dedicated to assessing and taking the best course of action for the health of the mother and fetus during pregnancy. This includes utilizing the latest ultrasound technology for non-invasive procedures of scanning to ensure the fetus’ neurological and cardiac health. In addition, advanced ultrasound equipment is used for invasive medical treatments such as chorionic villus sampling (CVS), amniocentesis, blood sampling, transfusion, and fetal drainage procedures.

Service Breakdowns:

1. Advanced Ultrasound Scans Performed at Kypros Nicolaides Fetal Medicine and Therapy Centre:

We provide advanced fetal medicine and diagnosis which includes Dating scan at 11-14th week, Screening for Chromosomal Disorder (cell-free Fetal DNA Testing), Uterine Artery Doppler Scan, screening for Fetal malformation.

We have a team of subspecialties in Fetal medicine that can manage the most complex malformations, perform Fetal echocardiography, Fetal neuro sonography, Fetal MRI and manage Fetal infections.

2. Fetal Therapies:

Our Fetal therapies include:
Fetal Blood sampling
Fetal Blood Transfusion
Endo Tracheal Balloon Occlusion of Trachea

3. Fetal Surgical procedures:

We are one of the very few Fetal Medicine subspecialty centers which will  provide advanced fetal surgical procedures in UAE such as in utero spina bifida repair, Laser separation of placenta that are not currently available in UAE and families must be referred abroad to seek such interventions.

Providing a multidisciplinary and multi-professional care

Our multi-disciplinary and multi-professional team caring for women and babies at Kypros Nicolaides Fetal Medicine and Therapy Centre includes geneticists, Fetal cardiologists, specialist midwives, specialists in Fetal surgery, nurses.

We also have dedicated Operating Theatre and Pediatric-ICU, Neonatal-ICU and long-term rehabilitation services to support the fetal specialty. These incur a very high cost to the organization to provide this essential service to our UAE population. Availability of this service in the UAE will reduce parental anxiety, and the costs of transport / travel abroad for fetal surgery for correctable fetal anomalies.

We highly appreciate the leadership of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, which focusses on the nation from a perspective of improving quality. Burjeel Medical City & Burjeel Holdings will continue to support DOH’s initiatives and ongoing efforts to transform and further empower the Emirate’s healthcare sector. We Kypros Nicolaides Fetal Medicine Therapy Center at Burjeel medical city are looking forward to receiving your positive response which will enable us to complete the empanelment process squarely with insurance companies.

Fetal Effusions 

Intravesical Obstruction 

Diagnosis of Genetic and Chromosomal Conditions Using Chorion Biopsy in the First Trimester

Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Diseases

GE-Voluson E10 Ultrasound Machine  

Fetal Anemia 

Fetal Arrhythmia 

 Fetal DNA Banking

Early Diagnosis of Fetal Malformations During the First Trimester

Genetic Counselling