St. John's Clinic - Maternal/Fetal Medicine offers genetic
counseling to pregnant couples at its office on the St. John's Hospital campus.
Genetic counseling provides individuals and families with
information on the nature, inheritance, and implications of genetic disorders to
help them make informed medical and personal decisions. Indications for genetic
counseling include:
- Personal or family history of birth defects or chromosomal
abnormality;
- Family history of mental retardation;
- Families with known or suspected hereditary conditions;
- Couples of ethnic background at increased risk for a
specific disorder;
- Recurrent pregnancy loss or stillbirth;
- Couples who are related;
- Pregnant women exposed to potentially harmful agents;
- Couples with questions about prenatal diagnosis for any
disorder.
Although the service is intended to focus on issues pertinent
to pregnancy or reproduction, visits are not limited to pregnant women. Women,
couples, or families with pertinent histories or concerns may be referred for
pre-pregnancy counseling. For more information about these services, please call
417-820-3715.
Judith Miles, M.D., Stephen Braddock, M.D., and Dimitar Gavrilov, M.D.; and
their staff from University of Missouri Health Care see patients with genetic
conditions two days a month at St. John's Children's Specialty Clinic. Please
call 417-820-2229 for more information.