Maternal–Fetal Medicine: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Directions
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Obstetrics & Gynecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 608
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Interests: maternal–fetal medicine; pregnancy; newborn; obstetrics; high-risk pregnancy; mother-to-child infection; spontaneous abortion; recurrent spontaneous abortion
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Dear Colleagues,
It is well known that despite the huge advances in genomics, immunology, ultrasonography, pharmacology, and other fields—they all serve complex pregnancies—the incidence of pathology and the patient care outcomes have continued to be suboptimal. For example, preterm birth is an ongoing challenge for both obstetricians and neonatologists due to limitations in predicting such births. This requires the establishment of a personalized strategy and a clear direction of treatment that takes into account the underlying mechanisms of the condition. Additional complexities include understanding that preterm births can be caused by preterm labor, preterm pre-labor rupture of membranes (PPROM), cervical insufficiency, and iatrogenic preterm delivery due to pregnancy or maternal complications.
As cesarean delivery rates continue to increase worldwide, the morbidity associated with repeat hysterotomies has become a global problem. The placenta accreta spectrum, uterine dehiscence, cesarean scar ectopic pregnancies, and peripartum hysterectomies have also increased in incidence, each with their own morbidity and mortality risks.
As part of the maternal–fetal dyad, infants are also significantly impacted by the intricacies of perinatology. The morbidity and mortality of premature newborns are higher than those of full-term infants.Analysis of this issue has highlighted the importance of the projection of fetal development in utero, continuing with the neonatal period, childhood, and even adulthood. In addition, the advancements in fetal surgery (in utero) interventions have allowed for the earlier treatment of complex fetal conditions.
Future research in the field of maternal–fetal medicine has many complexities to address surrounding the various aspects of care for both the mother and child.
Dr. Jessian Munoz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- maternal–fetal medicine
- preterm delivery
- preterm birth management
- newborn
- obstetrics
- high-risk pregnancy
- perinatal outcome
- placenta accreta, fetal surgery
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