Dear MFM

As a patientโ€™s MFM you are her lifeline โ€“ literally.

You have the knowledge, access, and ability to implement the resources necessary to give her pregnancy the best chance for a positive outcome.

We describe the MFM as the leaders of the monochorionic health care team. Your advanced training, experience and, again, access to vital resources often positions you as the Big Decision Maker. 

And with great privilege comes great responsibility.

The responsibility weโ€™re focusing on here is the doctor-patient relationship. More specifically, ensuring trust within that relationship.

โ€œImproving the doctor-patient relationshipโ€ is tired rhetoric which has become associated with things like patient satisfaction scores and value-based pay. Itโ€™s hard to uniformly define this โ€œrelationshipโ€ and even harder to establish it with every single person.

ะ›ัƒั‡ัˆะธะต ะ˜ะณั€ั‹ ะธ ะกะปะพั‚ั‹ Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฒ ะ ะพััะธะธ

ะ”ะพะฑั€ะพ ะฟะพะถะฐะปะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ะฒ ะผะธั€ ะฐะทะฐั€ั‚ะฝั‹ั… ะธะณั€ ะธ ะทะฐั…ะฒะฐั‚ั‹ะฒะฐัŽั‰ะธั… ัะปะพั‚ะพะฒ! ะ•ัะปะธ ะฒั‹ ัะฒะปัะตั‚ะตััŒ ะฟะพะบะปะพะฝะฝะธะบะพะผ ะฐะทะฐั€ั‚ะฝั‹ั… ั€ะฐะทะฒะปะตั‡ะตะฝะธะน ะธ ะธั‰ะตั‚ะต ะฝะฐะดะตะถะฝะพะต ะธ ะทะฐั…ะฒะฐั‚ั‹ะฒะฐัŽั‰ะตะต ะพะฝะปะฐะนะฝ-ะบะฐะทะธะฝะพ, ั‚ะพ ะฒั‹ ะฟะพะฟะฐะปะธ ะฟะพ ะฐะดั€ะตััƒ. ะกะตะณะพะดะฝั ะผั‹ ั€ะฐััะบะฐะถะตะผ ะฒะฐะผ ะพ ะปัƒั‡ัˆะธั… ะธะณั€ะฐั… ะธ ัะปะพั‚ะฐั…, ะฟั€ะตะดัั‚ะฐะฒะปะตะฝะฝั‹ั… ะฒ Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ, ะพะดะฝะพะผ ะธะท ะฒะตะดัƒั‰ะธั… ะธะณั€ะพะฒั‹ั… ะทะฐะฒะตะดะตะฝะธะน ะฒ ะ ะพััะธะธ. ะะตะทะฐะฒะธัะธะผะพ ะพั‚ ั‚ะพะณะพ, ัะฒะปัะตั‚ะตััŒ ะปะธ ะฒั‹ ะพะฟั‹ั‚ะฝั‹ะผ ะธะณั€ะพะบะพะผ ะธะปะธ ั‚ะพะปัŒะบะพ ะฝะฐั‡ะธะฝะฐะตั‚ะต ัะฒะพะน ะฟัƒั‚ัŒ ะฒ ะผะธั€ะต ะฐะทะฐั€ั‚ะฐ, Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะฐะณะฐะตั‚ ัˆะธั€ะพะบะธะน ะฒั‹ะฑะพั€ ะธะณั€ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ะพะฒ, ะบะพั‚ะพั€ั‹ะต ั‚ะพั‡ะฝะพ ะฟะพะฝั€ะฐะฒัั‚ัั ะฒะฐะผ.

ะ’ ะฝะฐัˆะตะน ัั‚ะฐั‚ัŒะต ะผั‹ ั€ะฐััะผะพั‚ั€ะธะผ ัะฐะผั‹ะต ะฟะพะฟัƒะปัั€ะฝั‹ะต ะธะณั€ั‹ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ั‹, ะดะพัั‚ัƒะฟะฝั‹ะต ะฒ Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ, ะธ ะฟะพะดะตะปะธะผัั ั ะฒะฐะผะธ ัะพะฒะตั‚ะฐะผะธ ะธ ัั‚ั€ะฐั‚ะตะณะธัะผะธ, ะบะพั‚ะพั€ั‹ะต ะฟะพะผะพะณัƒั‚ ะฒะฐะผ ัƒะฒะตะปะธั‡ะธั‚ัŒ ัะฒะพะธ ัˆะฐะฝัั‹ ะฝะฐ ะฒั‹ะธะณั€ั‹ัˆ. ะฃะทะฝะฐะนั‚ะต, ะบะฐะบะธะต ะธะณั€ั‹ ัะฒะปััŽั‚ัั ั…ะธั‚ะฐะผะธ ัั€ะตะดะธ ะธะณั€ะพะบะพะฒ, ะบะฐะบะธะต ัะปะพั‚ั‹ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะฐะณะฐัŽั‚ ัะฐะผั‹ะต ั‰ะตะดั€ั‹ะต ะฒั‹ะฟะปะฐั‚ั‹ ะธ ะบะฐะบ ะธัะฟะพะปัŒะทะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ะฑะพะฝัƒัะฝั‹ะต ั„ัƒะฝะบั†ะธะธ, ั‡ั‚ะพะฑั‹ ัƒะฒะตะปะธั‡ะธั‚ัŒ ัะฒะพะธ ะฒั‹ะธะณั€ั‹ัˆะธ. ะ“ะพั‚ะพะฒั‹ ะพะบัƒะฝัƒั‚ัŒัั ะฒ ะผะธั€ ะฐะทะฐั€ั‚ะฐ ะธ ะฟั€ะธะบะปัŽั‡ะตะฝะธะน? ะขะพะณะดะฐ ะดะฐะฒะฐะนั‚ะต ะฝะฐั‡ะฝะตะผ ะฟัƒั‚ะตัˆะตัั‚ะฒะธะต ะฟะพ ะปัƒั‡ัˆะธะผ ะธะณั€ะฐะผ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ะฐะผ Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฒ ะ ะพััะธะธ!

ะžะฑะทะพั€ ะปัƒั‡ัˆะธั… ะธะณั€ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ะพะฒ ะฒ Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ

ะ›ัƒั‡ัˆะธะต ะธะณั€ั‹ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ั‹ Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฒ ะ ะพััะธะธ ะถะดัƒั‚ ะฒะฐั ะฝะฐ ะฟะปะฐั‚ั„ะพั€ะผะต www.stradacasino-ru.com. ะœั‹ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะฐะณะฐะตะผ ะทะฐั…ะฒะฐั‚ั‹ะฒะฐัŽั‰ะธะน ะฐััะพั€ั‚ะธะผะตะฝั‚ ั€ะฐะทะฝะพะพะฑั€ะฐะทะฝั‹ั… ะธะณั€, ะบะพั‚ะพั€ั‹ะต ะฟะพะดะฐั€ัั‚ ะฒะฐะผ ะฝะตะทะฐะฑั‹ะฒะฐะตะผั‹ะต ะผะพะผะตะฝั‚ั‹ ะฐะทะฐั€ั‚ะฐ ะธ ั€ะฐะทะฒะปะตั‡ะตะฝะธั. ะกั‚ะฐะฝัŒั‚ะต ั‡ะฐัั‚ัŒัŽ ะฝะฐัˆะตะณะพ ะพะฝะปะฐะนะฝ ะบะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะธ ะฝะฐัะปะฐะดะธั‚ะตััŒ ะฒั‹ัะพะบะธะผ ะบะฐั‡ะตัั‚ะฒะพะผ ะณะตะนะผะฟะปะตั, ะฑะตะทะพะฟะฐัะฝะพัั‚ัŒัŽ ะธ ะฝะฐะดะตะถะฝะพัั‚ัŒัŽ ะฝะฐัˆะธั… ัƒัะปัƒะณ.

Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะฐะณะฐะตั‚ ัˆะธั€ะพะบะธะน ะฒั‹ะฑะพั€ ะธะณั€ะพะฒั‹ั… ะฐะฒั‚ะพะผะฐั‚ะพะฒ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ะพะฒ ะพั‚ ะฒะตะดัƒั‰ะธั… ะผะธั€ะพะฒั‹ั… ะฟั€ะพะฒะฐะนะดะตั€ะพะฒ. ะ’ั‹ ัะผะพะถะตั‚ะต ะฝะฐัะปะฐะถะดะฐั‚ัŒัั ัƒะฒะปะตะบะฐั‚ะตะปัŒะฝั‹ะผะธ ัะปะพั‚ะฐะผะธ ั ั€ะฐะทะปะธั‡ะฝั‹ะผะธ ั‚ะตะผะฐะผะธ, ะพั‚ ะบะปะฐััะธั‡ะตัะบะธั… ั„ั€ัƒะบั‚ะพะฒั‹ั… ะผะฐัˆะธะฝ ะดะพ ัะพะฒั€ะตะผะตะฝะฝั‹ั… ะฒะธะดะตะพ-ัะปะพั‚ะพะฒ ั ะฟะพั‚ั€ััะฐัŽั‰ะตะน ะณั€ะฐั„ะธะบะพะน ะธ ะฐะฝะธะผะฐั†ะธะตะน. ะะฐัˆะธ ะธะณั€ั‹ ั€ะฐะทั€ะฐะฑะพั‚ะฐะฝั‹ ั ัƒั‡ะตั‚ะพะผ ัะฐะผั‹ั… ะฒั‹ัะพะบะธั… ัั‚ะฐะฝะดะฐั€ั‚ะพะฒ ะบะฐั‡ะตัั‚ะฒะฐ, ั‡ั‚ะพะฑั‹ ะบะฐะถะดั‹ะน ะฝะฐัˆ ะธะณั€ะพะบ ะฟะพะปัƒั‡ะธะป ะธัั‚ะธะฝะฝะพะต ัƒะดะพะฒะพะปัŒัั‚ะฒะธะต ะพั‚ ะธะณั€ั‹.

ะšั€ะพะผะต ัะปะพั‚ะพะฒ, ัƒ ะฝะฐั ะฒั‹ ะฝะฐะนะดะตั‚ะต ั‚ะฐะบะถะต ะผะฝะพะถะตัั‚ะฒะพ ะดั€ัƒะณะธั… ะฟะพะฟัƒะปัั€ะฝั‹ั… ะบะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะธะณั€, ะฒะบะปัŽั‡ะฐั ะบะปะฐััะธั‡ะตัะบะธะต ะฝะฐัั‚ะพะปัŒะฝั‹ะต ะธะณั€ั‹, ั€ัƒะปะตั‚ะบัƒ, ะฑะปัะบะดะถะตะบ ะธ ะฟะพะบะตั€. ะะฐัˆะต ะบะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะฐะณะฐะตั‚ ัƒะฝะธะบะฐะปัŒะฝัƒัŽ ะฒะพะทะผะพะถะฝะพัั‚ัŒ ะธัะฟั‹ั‚ะฐั‚ัŒ ะฐั‚ะผะพัั„ะตั€ัƒ ะฝะฐัั‚ะพัั‰ะตะณะพ ะบะฐะทะธะฝะพ, ะฝะต ะฟะพะบะธะดะฐั ะดะพะผะฐ. ะŸะพะปัƒั‡ะฐะนั‚ะต ัƒะดะพะฒะพะปัŒัั‚ะฒะธะต ะพั‚ ะธะณั€ั‹ ะฒ ะปัŽะฑะพะต ะฒั€ะตะผั ะธ ะฒ ะปัŽะฑะพะผ ะผะตัั‚ะต, ะฑะปะฐะณะพะดะฐั€ั ะฝะฐัˆะตะน ะผะพะฑะธะปัŒะฝะพะน ะฒะตั€ัะธะธ Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ.

ะŸั€ะธัะพะตะดะธะฝัะนั‚ะตััŒ ะบ ะฝะฐะผ ะฝะฐ Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะธ ะธัะฟั‹ั‚ะฐะนั‚ะต ะฒะพะปะฝะตะฝะธะต ะธ ะฐะทะฐั€ั‚ ะพั‚ ะปัƒั‡ัˆะธั… ะธะณั€ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ะพะฒ ะฒ ะ ะพััะธะธ. ะŸะพัะตั‚ะธั‚ะต ะฝะฐัˆัƒ ะฟะปะฐั‚ั„ะพั€ะผัƒ ะฟะพ ะฐะดั€ะตััƒ www.stradacasino-ru.com ะธ ะฟะพะณั€ัƒะทะธั‚ะตััŒ ะฒ ัƒะฒะปะตะบะฐั‚ะตะปัŒะฝั‹ะน ะผะธั€ ะฐะทะฐั€ั‚ะฝั‹ั… ั€ะฐะทะฒะปะตั‡ะตะฝะธะน ะฟั€ัะผะพ ัะตะนั‡ะฐั!

ะŸะพะฟัƒะปัั€ะฝั‹ะต ะธะณั€ั‹ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ั‹ ะดะปั ั€ะพััะธะนัะบะธั… ะธะณั€ะพะบะพะฒ

Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฒ ะ ะพััะธะธ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะฐะณะฐะตั‚ ัˆะธั€ะพะบะธะน ะฒั‹ะฑะพั€ ะปัƒั‡ัˆะธั… ะธะณั€ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ะพะฒ ะดะปั ะฒัะตั… ะปัŽะฑะธั‚ะตะปะตะน ะฐะทะฐั€ั‚ะฝั‹ั… ั€ะฐะทะฒะปะตั‡ะตะฝะธะน. ะะตะทะฐะฒะธัะธะผะพ ะพั‚ ะฒะฐัˆะธั… ะฟั€ะตะดะฟะพั‡ั‚ะตะฝะธะน, ะทะดะตััŒ ะฒั‹ ะพะฑัะทะฐั‚ะตะปัŒะฝะพ ะฝะฐะนะดะตั‚ะต ั‡ั‚ะพ-ั‚ะพ ะธะฝั‚ะตั€ะตัะฝะพะต ะธ ัƒะฒะปะตะบะฐั‚ะตะปัŒะฝะพะต. ะกั€ะตะดะธ ัะฐะผั‹ั… ะฟะพะฟัƒะปัั€ะฝั‹ั… ะธะณั€ Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะผะพะถะฝะพ ะฝะฐะทะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ะบะปะฐััะธั‡ะตัะบะธะต ะฝะฐัั‚ะพะปัŒะฝั‹ะต ะธะณั€ั‹, ั‚ะฐะบะธะต ะบะฐะบ ั€ัƒะปะตั‚ะบะฐ, ะฑะปัะบะดะถะตะบ ะธ ะฟะพะบะตั€. ะ’ะผะตัั‚ะต ั ัั‚ะธะผ, ะทะดะตััŒ ะฟั€ะตะดัั‚ะฐะฒะปะตะฝั‹ ะธ ัะพะฒั€ะตะผะตะฝะฝั‹ะต ัะปะพั‚ั‹ ั ะทะฐั…ะฒะฐั‚ั‹ะฒะฐัŽั‰ะตะน ะณั€ะฐั„ะธะบะพะน ะธ ัƒะฒะปะตะบะฐั‚ะตะปัŒะฝั‹ะผะธ ะฑะพะฝัƒัะฝั‹ะผะธ ั€ะฐัƒะฝะดะฐะผะธ.

ะžะดะฝะธะผ ะธะท ะพัะฝะพะฒะฝั‹ั… ะฟั€ะตะธะผัƒั‰ะตัั‚ะฒ Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ัะฒะปัะตั‚ัั ะธั… ะฑะพะปัŒัˆะพะน ะฒั‹ะฑะพั€ ะธะณั€ ะพั‚ ะฒะตะดัƒั‰ะธั… ั€ะฐะทั€ะฐะฑะพั‚ั‡ะธะบะพะฒ ะฟั€ะพะณั€ะฐะผะผะฝะพะณะพ ะพะฑะตัะฟะตั‡ะตะฝะธั. ะ’ั‹ ะผะพะถะตั‚ะต ะฝะฐัะปะฐะถะดะฐั‚ัŒัั ะธะณั€ะพะฒั‹ะผ ะฟั€ะพั†ะตััะพะผ ั ะธะณั€ะฐะผะธ ะพั‚ ั‚ะฐะบะธั… ะบะพะผะฟะฐะฝะธะน, ะบะฐะบ NetEnt, Microgaming, Playtech ะธ ะดั€ัƒะณะธะต. ะšะฐะถะดะฐั ะธะณั€ะฐ ะธะผะตะตั‚ ะฒั‹ัะพะบะพะต ะบะฐั‡ะตัั‚ะฒะพ ะณั€ะฐั„ะธะบะธ ะธ ะทะฒัƒะบะฐ, ั‡ั‚ะพ ัะพะทะดะฐะตั‚ ะฝะตะฟะพะฒั‚ะพั€ะธะผัƒัŽ ะฐั‚ะผะพัั„ะตั€ัƒ ะธ ะฟะพะณั€ัƒะถะฐะตั‚ ะฒะฐั ะฒ ะผะธั€ ะฐะทะฐั€ั‚ะฐ.

ะšั€ะพะผะต ั‚ะพะณะพ, Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะฐะณะฐะตั‚ ัะฒะพะธะผ ะธะณั€ะพะบะฐะผ ั€ะฐะทะปะธั‡ะฝั‹ะต ะฑะพะฝัƒัั‹ ะธ ะฐะบั†ะธะธ. ะะพะฒั‹ะต ะธะณั€ะพะบะธ ะผะพะณัƒั‚ ะฟะพะปัƒั‡ะธั‚ัŒ ะฟั€ะธะฒะตั‚ัั‚ะฒะตะฝะฝั‹ะน ะฑะพะฝัƒั, ะบะพั‚ะพั€ั‹ะน ะฟะพะทะฒะพะปะธั‚ ะธะผ ะฝะฐั‡ะฐั‚ัŒ ะธะณั€ัƒ ั ะดะพะฟะพะปะฝะธั‚ะตะปัŒะฝั‹ะผะธ ัั€ะตะดัั‚ะฒะฐะผะธ. ะšั€ะพะผะต ั‚ะพะณะพ, ั€ะตะณัƒะปัั€ะฝั‹ะต ะธะณั€ะพะบะธ ะฟะพะปัƒั‡ะฐัŽั‚ ะฒะพะทะผะพะถะฝะพัั‚ัŒ ัƒั‡ะฐัั‚ะฒะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ะฒ ั€ะฐะทะปะธั‡ะฝั‹ั… ะฐะบั†ะธัั… ะธ ั€ะพะทั‹ะณั€ั‹ัˆะฐั… ะฟั€ะธะทะพะฒ. ะญั‚ะพ ะดะตะปะฐะตั‚ ะธะณั€ัƒ ะฒ Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะตั‰ะต ะฑะพะปะตะต ะธะฝั‚ะตั€ะตัะฝะพะน ะธ ะฒั‹ะณะพะดะฝะพะน.

Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฒ ะ ะพััะธะธ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะฐะณะฐะตั‚ ัƒะดะพะฑะฝั‹ะน ะธ ะฑะตะทะพะฟะฐัะฝั‹ะน ัะฟะพัะพะฑ ะธะณั€ั‹. ะ’ั‹ ะผะพะถะตั‚ะต ะธะณั€ะฐั‚ัŒ ะฒ ะปัŽะฑะธะผั‹ะต ะธะณั€ั‹ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ั‹ ะฟั€ัะผะพ ั ะฒะฐัˆะตะณะพ ะบะพะผะฟัŒัŽั‚ะตั€ะฐ ะธะปะธ ะผะพะฑะธะปัŒะฝะพะณะพ ัƒัั‚ั€ะพะนัั‚ะฒะฐ, ะฝะต ะฒั‹ั…ะพะดั ะธะท ะดะพะผะฐ. ะกั‚ะฐั€ะฐั‚ะตะปัŒะฝะฐั ะฟะพะดะดะตั€ะถะบะฐ ะบะปะธะตะฝั‚ะพะฒ ะฒัะตะณะดะฐ ะณะพั‚ะพะฒะฐ ะฟะพะผะพั‡ัŒ ะฒะฐะผ ะฒ ัะปัƒั‡ะฐะต ะฒะพะทะฝะธะบะฝะพะฒะตะฝะธั ะฒะพะฟั€ะพัะพะฒ ะธะปะธ ะฟั€ะพะฑะปะตะผ. Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ – ัั‚ะพ ะฝะฐะดะตะถะฝะพะต ะธ ะบะฐั‡ะตัั‚ะฒะตะฝะฝะพะต ะผะตัั‚ะพ ะดะปั ะฒัะตั… ะปัŽะฑะธั‚ะตะปะตะน ะฐะทะฐั€ั‚ะฝั‹ั… ะธะณั€.

ะฃะฝะธะบะฐะปัŒะฝั‹ะต ะพัะพะฑะตะฝะฝะพัั‚ะธ ะธะณั€ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ะพะฒ ะฒ Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ

Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะฐะณะฐะตั‚ ะปัƒั‡ัˆะธะต ะธะณั€ั‹ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ั‹ ะดะปั ะธะณั€ะพะบะพะฒ ะฒ ะ ะพััะธะธ. ะ’ ัั‚ะพะผ ะพะฝะปะฐะนะฝ-ะบะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฒั‹ ะฝะฐะนะดะตั‚ะต ัˆะธั€ะพะบะธะน ะฒั‹ะฑะพั€ ะฐะทะฐั€ั‚ะฝั‹ั… ั€ะฐะทะฒะปะตั‡ะตะฝะธะน, ะบะพั‚ะพั€ั‹ะต ะฟะพะดะพะนะดัƒั‚ ะบะฐะบ ะฝะพะฒะธั‡ะบะฐะผ, ั‚ะฐะบ ะธ ะพะฟั‹ั‚ะฝั‹ะผ ะธะณั€ะพะบะฐะผ. ะ—ะดะตััŒ ะฒั‹ ัะผะพะถะตั‚ะต ะฝะฐัะปะฐะดะธั‚ัŒัั ะทะฐั…ะฒะฐั‚ั‹ะฒะฐัŽั‰ะธะผะธ ะธะณั€ะพะฒั‹ะผะธ ะฐะฒั‚ะพะผะฐั‚ะฐะผะธ, ะบะปะฐััะธั‡ะตัะบะธะผะธ ะบะฐั€ั‚ะพั‡ะฝั‹ะผะธ ะธะณั€ะฐะผะธ, ั€ัƒะปะตั‚ะบะพะน ะธ ะผะฝะพะณะธะผะธ ะดั€ัƒะณะธะผะธ ะฒะฐั€ะธะฐะฝั‚ะฐะผะธ ะฐะทะฐั€ั‚ะฝั‹ั… ะธะณั€. ะšะฐะถะดะฐั ะธะณั€ะฐ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะฐะณะฐะตั‚ ัƒะฒะปะตะบะฐั‚ะตะปัŒะฝั‹ะต ััŽะถะตั‚ั‹, ะฒั‹ัะพะบะพะต ะบะฐั‡ะตัั‚ะฒะพ ะณั€ะฐั„ะธะบะธ ะธ ะทะฒัƒะบะพะฒะพะต ัะพะฟั€ะพะฒะพะถะดะตะฝะธะต, ั‡ั‚ะพ ัะพะทะดะฐะตั‚ ะฝะตะฟะพะฒั‚ะพั€ะธะผัƒัŽ ะฐั‚ะผะพัั„ะตั€ัƒ ะธะณั€ั‹.

ะฃะฝะธะบะฐะปัŒะฝั‹ะต ัะปะพั‚ั‹ Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฟะพั€ะฐะดัƒัŽั‚ ะฒะฐั ั€ะฐะทะฝะพะพะฑั€ะฐะทะธะตะผ ั‚ะตะผะฐั‚ะธะบ ะธ ะฑะพะฝัƒัะฝั‹ั… ั„ัƒะฝะบั†ะธะน. ะ—ะดะตััŒ ะฒั‹ ะฝะฐะนะดะตั‚ะต ัะปะพั‚ั‹ ั ั„ั€ัƒะบั‚ะพะฒั‹ะผะธ ัะธะผะฒะพะปะฐะผะธ, ะฟั€ะธะบะปัŽั‡ะตะฝั‡ะตัะบะธะต ะธะณั€ั‹, ัะปะพั‚ั‹ ั ะฟั€ะธะทั€ะฐั‡ะฝั‹ะผะธ ะฟะตั€ัะพะฝะฐะถะฐะผะธ ะธ ะผะฝะพะณะพะต ะดั€ัƒะณะพะต. ะšะฐะถะดั‹ะน ัะปะพั‚ ะธะผะตะตั‚ ัะฒะพัŽ ัƒะฝะธะบะฐะปัŒะฝัƒัŽ ะผะตั…ะฐะฝะธะบัƒ, ะบะพั‚ะพั€ะฐั ะฟะพะทะฒะพะปัะตั‚ ะฟะพะปัƒั‡ะธั‚ัŒ ะฑะพะปัŒัˆะต ัˆะฐะฝัะพะฒ ะฝะฐ ะฒั‹ะธะณั€ั‹ัˆ. ะšั€ะพะผะต ั‚ะพะณะพ, Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะฐะณะฐะตั‚ ั‰ะตะดั€ั‹ะต ะฑะพะฝัƒัั‹ ะธ ะฟั€ะพะผะพะฐะบั†ะธะธ, ะบะพั‚ะพั€ั‹ะต ะฟะพะผะพะณัƒั‚ ะฒะฐะผ ัƒะฒะตะปะธั‡ะธั‚ัŒ ัะฒะพะธ ะฒั‹ะธะณั€ั‹ัˆะธ ะธ ะฟั€ะพะดะปะธั‚ัŒ ะฒั€ะตะผั ะธะณั€ั‹. ะŸั€ะธัะพะตะดะธะฝัะนั‚ะตััŒ ะบ Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะธ ะฝะฐัะปะฐะถะดะฐะนั‚ะตััŒ ะปัƒั‡ัˆะธะผะธ ะธะณั€ะฐะผะธ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ะฐะผะธ ะฒ ะ ะพััะธะธ!

ะกะพะฒะตั‚ั‹ ะธ ัั‚ั€ะฐั‚ะตะณะธะธ ะดะปั ะฒั‹ะธะณั€ั‹ัˆะฐ ะฒ ะธะณั€ะฐั… ะธ ัะปะพั‚ะฐั… Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ

Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฒ ะ ะพััะธะธ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะฐะณะฐะตั‚ ัˆะธั€ะพะบะธะน ะฒั‹ะฑะพั€ ะปัƒั‡ัˆะธั… ะธะณั€ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ะพะฒ, ะบะพั‚ะพั€ั‹ะต ะฟะพั€ะฐะดัƒัŽั‚ ะดะฐะถะต ัะฐะผั‹ั… ั‚ั€ะตะฑะพะฒะฐั‚ะตะปัŒะฝั‹ั… ะธะณั€ะพะบะพะฒ. ะ’ ะบะฐะทะธะฝะพ Starda ะฒั‹ ัะผะพะถะตั‚ะต ะฝะฐัะปะฐะดะธั‚ัŒัั ะบะปะฐััะธั‡ะตัะบะธะผะธ ะธะณั€ะฐะผะธ, ั‚ะฐะบะธะผะธ ะบะฐะบ ะฑะปัะบะดะถะตะบ, ั€ัƒะปะตั‚ะบะฐ ะธ ะฟะพะบะตั€, ะฐ ั‚ะฐะบะถะต ัะพะฒั€ะตะผะตะฝะฝั‹ะผะธ ะฒะธะดะตะพ-ัะปะพั‚ะฐะผะธ ั ะทะฐั…ะฒะฐั‚ั‹ะฒะฐัŽั‰ะตะน ะณั€ะฐั„ะธะบะพะน ะธ ัƒะฒะปะตะบะฐั‚ะตะปัŒะฝั‹ะผะธ ะฑะพะฝัƒัะฝั‹ะผะธ ั€ะฐัƒะฝะดะฐะผะธ. ะ‘ะปะฐะณะพะดะฐั€ั ัะพั‚ั€ัƒะดะฝะธั‡ะตัั‚ะฒัƒ ั ะฒะตะดัƒั‰ะธะผะธ ั€ะฐะทั€ะฐะฑะพั‚ั‡ะธะบะฐะผะธ ะธะณั€ะพะฒะพะณะพ ัะพั„ั‚ะฐ, Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะฐะณะฐะตั‚ ั‚ะพะปัŒะบะพ ัะฐะผั‹ะต ะฟะพะฟัƒะปัั€ะฝั‹ะต ะธ ะบะฐั‡ะตัั‚ะฒะตะฝะฝั‹ะต ะธะณั€ั‹, ะบะพั‚ะพั€ั‹ะต ะณะฐั€ะฐะฝั‚ะธั€ัƒัŽั‚ ั‡ะตัั‚ะฝะพัั‚ัŒ ะธ ะฝะฐะดะตะถะฝะพัั‚ัŒ ะธะณั€ะพะฒะพะณะพ ะฟั€ะพั†ะตััะฐ.

ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ Starda ั‚ะฐะบะถะต ะฟั€ะตะดะพัั‚ะฐะฒะปัะตั‚ ะฒะพะทะผะพะถะฝะพัั‚ัŒ ะธะณั€ะฐั‚ัŒ ะฒ ะธะณั€ั‹ ั ะถะธะฒั‹ะผะธ ะดะธะปะตั€ะฐะผะธ, ะณะดะต ะฒั‹ ัะผะพะถะตั‚ะต ะฝะฐัะปะฐะถะดะฐั‚ัŒัั ะฐั‚ะผะพัั„ะตั€ะพะน ะฝะฐัั‚ะพัั‰ะตะณะพ ะบะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฟั€ัะผะพ ะธะท ะดะพะผะฐ. ะžะฟั‹ั‚ะฝั‹ะต ะธ ะฟั€ะพั„ะตััะธะพะฝะฐะปัŒะฝั‹ะต ะดะธะปะตั€ั‹ ะพะฑะตัะฟะตั‡ะฐั‚ ะฒะฐะผ ัƒะฒะปะตะบะฐั‚ะตะปัŒะฝัƒัŽ ะธะณั€ัƒ, ะฐ ะฒั‹ ัะผะพะถะตั‚ะต ะฟะพั‡ัƒะฒัั‚ะฒะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ัะตะฑั ะฝะฐัั‚ะพัั‰ะธะผ ะธะณั€ะพะบะพะผ, ะดะตะปะฐั ัั‚ะฐะฒะบะธ ะธ ะฒะทะฐะธะผะพะดะตะนัั‚ะฒัƒั ั ะดะธะปะตั€ะฐะผะธ ั‡ะตั€ะตะท ะฒะธะดะตะพ-ั‚ั€ะฐะฝัะปัั†ะธัŽ. ะะต ัƒะฟัƒัั‚ะธั‚ะต ะฒะพะทะผะพะถะฝะพัั‚ัŒ ะฟะพะณั€ัƒะทะธั‚ัŒัั ะฒ ะทะฐั…ะฒะฐั‚ั‹ะฒะฐัŽั‰ะธะน ะผะธั€ ะฐะทะฐั€ั‚ะฝั‹ั… ะธะณั€ ั Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฒ ะ ะพััะธะธ ะธ ะธัะฟั‹ั‚ะฐั‚ัŒ ัƒะดะพะฒะพะปัŒัั‚ะฒะธะต ะพั‚ ะธะณั€ั‹ ะฒ ะปัƒั‡ัˆะธะต ะธะณั€ั‹ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ั‹ ะฝะฐ ั€ั‹ะฝะบะต.

ะ’ ะทะฐะบะปัŽั‡ะตะฝะธะต, Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะฐะณะฐะตั‚ ะฝะตะฒะตั€ะพัั‚ะฝั‹ะน ะฒั‹ะฑะพั€ ะปัƒั‡ัˆะธั… ะธะณั€ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ะพะฒ ะดะปั ะธะณั€ะพะบะพะฒ ะฒ ะ ะพััะธะธ. ะžะฝะธ ัƒะดะตะปััŽั‚ ะพัะพะฑะพะต ะฒะฝะธะผะฐะฝะธะต ะบะฐั‡ะตัั‚ะฒัƒ ะณั€ะฐั„ะธะบะธ, ะทะฒัƒะบะพะฒะพะผัƒ ัะพะฟั€ะพะฒะพะถะดะตะฝะธัŽ ะธ ะธะฝั‚ะตั€ะฐะบั‚ะธะฒะฝะพัั‚ะธ, ั‡ั‚ะพะฑั‹ ัะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะทะฐั…ะฒะฐั‚ั‹ะฒะฐัŽั‰ะธะน ะธะณั€ะพะฒะพะน ะพะฟั‹ั‚. ะ‘ัƒะดัŒ ั‚ะพ ะบะปะฐััะธั‡ะตัะบะธะต ะธะณั€ั‹ ะธะปะธ ัะพะฒั€ะตะผะตะฝะฝั‹ะต ัะปะพั‚ั‹, ะฒ Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ะฒั‹ ะฝะฐะนะดะตั‚ะต ะฒัะต, ั‡ั‚ะพ ะฝัƒะถะฝะพ ะดะปั ะฝะตะทะฐะฑั‹ะฒะฐะตะผะพะณะพ ะฒั€ะตะผัะฟั€ะพะฒะพะถะดะตะฝะธั. ะŸั€ะธัะพะตะดะธะฝัะนั‚ะตััŒ ะบ Starda ะšะฐะทะธะฝะพ ัะตะณะพะดะฝั ะธ ะฝะฐัะปะฐะถะดะฐะนั‚ะตััŒ ะธะณั€ะพะน ะฒ ะปัƒั‡ัˆะธะต ะธะณั€ั‹ ะธ ัะปะพั‚ั‹, ะบะพั‚ะพั€ั‹ะต ัƒะดะพะฒะปะตั‚ะฒะพั€ัั‚ ะดะฐะถะต ัะฐะผั‹ั… ั‚ั€ะตะฑะพะฒะฐั‚ะตะปัŒะฝั‹ั… ะธะณั€ะพะบะพะฒ!

For this reason, its importance is often lost and it can be seen as yet another thing you must try to control for while also providing quality health care โ€“ which is your actual duty.

In our world, however, there are no words that I can pen to adequately describe how vital this relationship is to the mother. And weโ€™re not referring to establishing some friendship-like relationship, or even being perceived as likable, quite frankly.

Instead, we encourage monochorionic patients to become โ€œBBFFโ€™sโ€ with their MFM.

What is the MFM BBFF connection?

โ€œBBFFโ€ represents โ€œBrain, Bladder, Fluid, Flowโ€. We tell them that their MFM should be someone whoโ€™s going to follow the rules for you, take care of you, tell you everything you need to know and support you through it all.

Central to being the patientโ€™s โ€œBBFFโ€ โ€“ or establishing the โ€œdoctor-patient relationshipโ€ as we perceive it โ€“ is providing evidence-based medicine which relies on current science, guidelines, and recommendations. Additionally, this evidence-based medicine must be delivered timely, compassionately, and without bias.

This is where trust in you begins for the patient.

Being told that you will not deviate from outdated monochorionic clinical guidelines that have not been reaffirmed or rewritten in over five years (e.g., ACOG/SMFMโ€™s 2013 โ€œTTTSโ€ publication) โ€“ erodes trust.

You cannot say you will not consider the over 12 years of evidence showing profound value for routine MCA-PSV Doppler testing for TAPS, because you wouldnโ€™t know what to do with the findings, or because interventions for TAPS are not completely understood, or because TAPS will present with other symptoms which will be visible first โ€“ erodes trust.

Being told that bi-weekly visits with you will stop around 24 weeks because major monochorionic risks are gone by then โ€“ erodes trust.

What you can do as an MFM

to establish and preserve a trusting relationship with your monochorionic patients is quite simple โ€“

Be comprehensive

Adopt and implement a monochorionic ultrasound screening protocol that is supported by the current science1,2. Perform all of the tests all of the time. It is essential to perform them when they should be performed. Use modern equipment and techniques, and be sure youโ€™re interpreting the findings accurately3,4. When in doubt, reach out to your colleagues for second opinions or advice.

Be informative

Inform the patient about the screenings you will be performing and why. Effectively communicate all ultrasound findings to the patient. You must phrase and rephrase the findings until you are confident that she understands what she is being told. Explain normative findings as thoroughly as abnormal findings. Tell her where her placenta is located and how each umbilical cord is inserted. Always ask her if she has additional questions and let her know when she will be seeing you next and which screenings she can expect at that appointment.

Be unbiased

If abnormal findings occur (TTTS, TAPS, sIUGR, sudden fetal demise, etc.), present her with all treatment options, their associated pros and cons, and all known outcomes. When the best treatment option is not obvious, tell her that. Donโ€™t ever be afraid to tell her that you donโ€™t know. Do not sugarcoat her scenario but deliver the reality with compassion; the most caring thing you can do is give her time and the ability to hear from you over and over again whatโ€™s happening and what she can possibly do about it. Do not rush her to leave and โ€œcall with any questions.โ€

Tell her where she can learn more about her diagnosis and connect her to leading experts from whom she can seek additional opinions. Tell her that the choice of whether or not to intervene, and how, is completely hers. Support her in what she chooses, even when you adamantly disagree. Sometimes support is silence.

Be an advocate for change

Recognize the impact that your countryโ€™s governing body may be having on monochorionic prenatal care via their published clinical guidelines or recommendations (e.g., ACOG and SMFM). Understand how these guidelines may be restricting your patientsโ€™ choice and autonomy. Where you see flaws, be vocal about improvement. Lead the change. Your patients are only so powerful one-at-a-time. It is people like you who can initiate systemic changes.

by Dr Lauren Nicholas

  1. Khalil, Asma, et al. “ISUOG Practice Guidelines: role of ultrasound in twin pregnancy.” Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology 47.2 (2016): 247-263.    
  2. Papanna, R.; Johnson, A.; Wilkins-Haug, L. Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome and Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence: Pathogenesis and Diagnosis.         
  3. http://perinatology.com/calculators/MCA.htm
  4. http://perinatology.com/calculators/umbilicalartery.htm