When Anaya found out she was pregnant, her heart nearly burst with joy. She had been dreaming of this moment for years. She and her husband, Rohan, had talked about starting a family ever since they got married. The day the pregnancy test came back positive, they laughed, cried, and hugged like kids.
But along with the excitement came a wave of worry. Anaya was 34, and her doctor gently explained that her pregnancy would be considered "high-risk." That didn't mean something was wrong-it just meant extra attention and care would be needed. That's when Anaya first heard the words fetal medicine.
She didn't know what it meant at first. "Is something wrong with the baby?" she asked, her voice trembling.
"No, not at all," the doctor smiled. "But fetal medicine helps us monitor your baby's growth and health very closely, especially in high-risk cases like yours. It gives us time to act early if we see anything unusual."
That one conversation changed everything.