Advances and Emerging Trends in Maternal–Fetal Medicine: From Diagnostics to Fetal Therapy
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Obstetrics & Gynecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 November 2026 | Viewed by 108
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Maternal–fetal medicine is rapidly evolving and plays a critical role in improving outcomes for mothers and their babies worldwide. Despite remarkable progress in prenatal care and obstetric management, complications such as hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes, fetal growth restriction, preterm birth and placental insufficiency remain major global health challenges. At the same time, demographic trends, including delayed maternal age and rising prevalence of chronic maternal conditions, highlight the urgent need for innovative strategies to optimize maternal and fetal health.
Recent scientific and technological advances are reshaping the field. High-resolution fetal imaging, molecular diagnostics, genomics, advanced biomarkers, artificial intelligence and fetal therapy and surgery are enabling earlier detection, more precise monitoring and personalized interventions. Effectively addressing these complex challenges increasingly requires multidisciplinary collaboration across obstetrics, neonatology, fetal and neonatal surgery, genetics and data-driven clinical decision-making. The intersection of rapid technological progress and pressing clinical needs makes research in maternal–fetal medicine both timely and highly impactful for scientific discovery and clinical practice.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances in maternal–fetal medicine. We welcome contributions exploring innovative diagnostic tools, novel therapeutic strategies, fetal therapy and surgery, precision medicine approaches and emerging technologies that can improve maternal and fetal outcomes.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced prenatal diagnosis and fetal imaging
- Fetal therapy and intrauterine surgery
- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
- Gestational diabetes and metabolic complications
- Fetal growth restriction and preterm birth
- Placental disorders and maternal comorbidities
- Perinatal transition
- Biomarkers, genomics and personalized medicine in obstetrics
- Artificial intelligence and data-driven approaches in maternal–fetal care
We encourage submissions from researchers, clinicians and multidisciplinary teams worldwide that advance the understanding and management of complex maternal–fetal conditions and translate scientific discoveries into improved clinical practice.
Dr. Isabella Fabietti
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- maternal–fetal medicine
- high-risk pregnancy
- prenatal diagnosis
- fetal therapy and surgery
- fetal growth restriction
- placental disorders
- preterm birth
- biomarkers
- genomics
- precision medicine
- artificial intelligence in obstetrics
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