You are cordially invited to join us every 1st Monday of the month at 7.00 pm.
Praenatal plus
Practice for prenatal medicine and genetics
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 27-29
50672 Cologne
T: 0221.9 77 60-0
F: 0221.9 77 60-33
info[at]praenatalplus.de
Praenatal plus 1
Cologne Centre for Diagnostics in the 1st trimester
Erftstraße 19 A
50672 Cologne
T: 0221.9 77 60-0
F: 0221.9 77 60-33
info[at]praenatalplus.de
Fetal Heart Care
Help with prenatal heart defects
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 27-29
50672 Cologne
T: 0221.9 77 60 - 44
F: 0221.9 77 60 - 33
info(at)fetal-heart-care.de
We are here for you -
Our understanding of our role
Making reliable diagnoses, providing advice and support
As the vast majority of pregnancies are completely normal, we can often relieve the parents-to-be of unfounded worries with a detailed ultrasound examination of the child and accompany the joy of growing life. In pregnancies with complications, health risks or genetic conditions, our task is much more demanding.
Our understanding of our role is all-encompassing, especially in such situations. We help you to classify and assess which path is appropriate in the respective situation and support you with our many years of specialisation and experience in prenatal diagnostics.
In addition, we deal with the usually very complex issues in these contexts in both our Team of medical specialists and human geneticists as well as in close consultation with your gynaecologist.
Update
Practical update
Fetal Heart Care
Interdisciplinary help with prenatal heart defects. We help with all challenges relating to congenital heart defects.
Which examination is in the
Does early pregnancy make sense?
Our recommendations
It is not always easy to keep track of the many different examination options. That's why we are happy to help you choose the right tests in early pregnancy (alongside your gynaecologist).
We currently recommend a complete First trimester screening in the 13th week of pregnancy as a prenatal diagnostic examination method. Many important questions can be clarified here. For the first time in a pregnancy, it is possible to examine the whole child in detail. Many malformations can be ruled out here - this is a very important advantage over a laboratory examination. Only with a first trimester screening can we recognise early enough whether aspiration is recommended to prevent pregnancy poisoning.
At the end of the test, the residual risk of a chromosomal disorder in the child can be calculated. This residual risk is often so low (less than 1:1,000) that a further genetic test can be dispensed with.
Only sometimes does a further test procedure have to be recommended after the examination. Nowadays, only in exceptional cases is a Puncture (amniocentesis) - the DNA blood test is then usually sufficient. We see the DNA blood test as a very helpful additional test, which we are happy to use if it is recommended. However, the advantages of both test procedures can only be utilised together if the sequence "first trimester screening, then a DNA blood test if necessary" is adhered to. You will also receive a personal consultation with us before each test.
