Colorado High Risk Maternity & Newborn Program

A comprehensive program serving the special care needs of high risk pregnancies and newborns

Nothing can be scarier than to learn that you or your unborn child are facing medical problems. This is an important time to learn all that you can about the medical conditions facing you and to make the best decisions possible about your care and the care of your baby. 

The University of Colorado Hospital, The University of Colorado School of Medicine and The Children's Hospital have joined together to offer you a unique program and comprehensive care that is unmatched in the state of Colorado.

Our specialists in high risk pregnancy and neonatal medicine are part of a team of internationally recognized physicians, specializing in maternal, fetal and newborn care.

Mothers and babies referred to our program have access to more pediatric and adult medical specialties than any other hospital in the Rocky Mountain region, to optimize both maternal and infant outcomes.

Our medical staff includes physicians who are board-certified in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Pediatrics (including pediatric surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric neurology, and The Children’s Hospital Heart Institute), Genetics, and Neonatology.

Members of our team work together with referring providers, to support the needs of the whole family, before and after the birth of their baby. Our mother and baby care teams work diligently to provide our patients with the best medical care available, in a supportive and friendly environment.

For your convenience, we offer high risk clinics across the state of Colorado, so you have access to our services close to home.

Conditions We Treat

Complex Pregnancy Conditions

  • Clotting disorders

  • Diabetes

  • Hypertension

  • Cardiac disease

  • Asthma

  • Epilepsy

  • Thyroid disease

  • Autoimmune disorders

  • Fetal disorders

Newborn Conditions

  • Organ, muscular and skeletal anomalies

  • Chemical dependency

  • Cardiac conditions, including congenital heart disease

  • Low birth weight

  • Pulmonary hypertension

  • Prematurity

  • Urologic disorders

  • Conditions requiring pediatric surgery, including gastroschisis & omphalocele

  • Neurological conditions, including hydrocephalus

Services Provided by The Colorado High Risk Maternity and Newborn Program

Fetal Concerns Program

A unique service available to our patients and their families is our Fetal Concerns Program. No other high risk maternity and newborn program in the region offers this service to their patients.

Mothers and families who learn their unborn baby has a concerning diagnosis have the option of meeting with this team of care providers, to obtain information about what the diagnosis means, how the diagnosis may impact their baby’s life, treatment options available for their baby, and assistance with developing a birth plan according to the family’s wishes.

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

  • First Trimester Screening Testing

  • Chorionic Villus Sampling

  • Ultrasound evaluation & diagnosis

    • Fetal heart studies with pediatric cardiologists are available, if needed

    • Nuchal Translucency Screening

  • Fetal therapies, diagnostics and management, including intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR)

  • Advanced treatment protocols

  • Consultative services, inpatient and outpatient

    • Including pre-pregnancy counseling & high risk pregnancy management

  • Genetics Testing and counseling

  • Perinatal infection management

  • Critical Care transport, from a patient’s hometown to our hospital

  • Diabetes and Pregnancy management

Newborn Services

  • Consultative services, inpatient and outpatient

  • Neonatal management for hospitalized newborns

  • Newborn care education

  • Critical care transport

  • Developmental therapies

  • Intensive care

  • Newborn High-Risk Follow-up clinic

Other Services We Provide

  • Tours of our facilities

  • Assistance accessing sleeping accommodations, including the Ronald McDonald House

  • Transportation to and from the airport

  • Lactation support

  • Nutrition counseling

  • Home healthcare services

  • Education, support and birth planning, when pregnancy is complicated by a concerning fetal diagnosis

Resources

Postpartum Depression Intervention Program at the Kempe Center

Colorado High Risk Maternity & Newborn Program

For more information contact Lana Yoder, Perinatal Program Coordinator, at (303) 724-2051.

Randall Wilkening, MD, is Co-Director of the Colorado High Risk Maternity and Newborn Program and Section Head of Neonatology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and The Children’s Hospital. Dr. Wilkening has been practicing medicine for over 25 years and has made significant contributions to the fields of neonatal research and education.
Henry Galan, MD, is Co-Director of the Colorado High Risk Maternity and Newborn Program, Section Head of Obstetrics, the Director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Galan completed his residency at Texas A&M University. He is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and board-certified in Maternal- Fetal Medicine. He is investigating new ways of managing fetal growth restriction and in-utero therapies.
Lana Yoder, is the Program Coordinator for the Colorado High Risk Maternity and Newborn Program. Lana works as a liaison between your local medical providers, your insurance representatives and the staff of the program. Lana came to our program with over 20 years of experience at The Children’s Hospital. Her experiences with Children’s and the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center are valuable to our program, as she coordinates the care provided to mothers and babies at our institutions.