Sarasota Memorial Health Care System welcomed a new Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist to the health system’s First Physicians Group (FPG) network and community this month. Stephanie Hedstrom, MD, joined Felice Baron, MD, in FPG’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine practice on January 2. Board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, as well as maternal-fetal medicine, Dr. Hedstrom specializes and co-manages the care of women with complicated, high-risk pregnancies and their unborn babies. Dr. Hedstrom provides a full spectrum of perinatal services, including pre-conception counseling and prenatal testing. She has more than 20 years experience managing conditions complicating pregnancies, including cardiovascular disease; hypertension; preeclampsia; maternal metabolic diseases, such as gestational diabetes; renal and autoimmune disease; genetic and chromosomal disorders; fetal growth abnormalities; risks associated with advanced maternal age; and multiple gestation (twins, triplets and quadruplets).

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