About the Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine at University Hospital Bonn
According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine at the University Hospital Bonn ranks among the top German departments specializing in the provision of obstetric services!
The department offers the full range of top-class services in its areas of specialization, positioning itself as a modern, supraregional Level I Perinatal Center. A competent team of obstetricians, anesthesiologists and neonatologists works here around the clock. The department is distinguished by the exceptional experience in managing high-risk pregnancies (more than 2,000 pregnancies of this kind annually), as well as in the field of pregnancies with fetal malformations (more than 1,000 such cases annually). The department offers optimal opportunities for a successful and safe delivery, pre- and postnatal care for mother and child. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Brigitte Strizek.
The department aims to provide a human attitude, safety and security for parents and children. The specialists of the department carry out ultrasound diagnostics in all trimesters of pregnancy, carefully monitor the development of the fetus and the state of health of the mother. The doctors work exclusively with high-resolution ultrasound equipment, as well as with 3D/4D technology. If necessary, all options for invasive diagnostics and treatment of the fetus are available. The department works in close cooperation with the Department of Neonatology and Intensive Care, therefore it provides optimal care for babies with congenital abnormalities, premature babies, etc. In addition, if necessary, experts in the field of pediatric surgery, pediatric cardiology, pediatric nephrology, gynecology and other areas are involved.
All the department’s birth rooms meet modern standards and are equipped with various auxiliary means for delivery. To alleviate pain for women during labor, there are used methods of naturopathy, aromatherapy, acupuncture, epidural anesthesia, etc.
The department’s service range includes:
- Ultrasound diagnostics
- Detection of malformations
- Target diagnostics in the first trimester, measurement of the collarspace thickness of the fetus
- Preeclampsia screening in the first trimester
- Examination of the fetal heart (fetal echocardiography)
- Doppler sonography (placental and umbilical cord vessels)
- Non-invasive prenatal testing of trisomies 21, 18 and 13
- Invasive examinations
- Amniocentesis (amniotic fluid sampling for analysis)
- Placental puncture (chorionic villus sampling)
- Fetal blood sampling
- Fetal therapy
- Transfusion of blood products (erythrocytes, platelets)
- Implantation of fetal shunts/catheters (for example, in hydrothorax)
- Balloon dilatation of fetal heart valves
- Risk assessment in diaphragmatic hernia of the fetus (MRI diagnostics, oxygen test)
- Interdisciplinary counseling at the Center for Congenital Malformations
- Management of high-risk pregnancies and monitoring of pregnant women with fetal malformations
- Childbirth in modern delivery rooms
- Postnatal care for mother and baby
- Methods of pain relief during labor (acupuncture, aromatherapy, epidural anesthesia, etc.)
- Emergency medical care for mother and child in case of complications
- Other medical services
Curriculum vitae
Since October 20, 2022, Prof. Brigitte Strizek has been heading the Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine at the University Hospital Bonn. The doctor has excellent professional skills in the fields of prenatal diagnostics and fetal therapy. Prof. Brigitte Strizek has been working at the University Hospital Bonn for more than 9 years. The specialist played a key role in the planning and organization of the Parent Child Center (ELKI) at the department, which opened in 2020. Before returning to work in Bonn, the doctor had her board certification in gynecology and obstetrics in Munich and Belgium. Prof. Brigitte Strizek worked closely with Prof. Ulrich Gembruch (the previous head physician of the department) and took an active part in expanding the range of services at the medical facility. The result of this activity is that in the Department of Obstetrics and Perinatal Medicine at the University Hospital Bonn, more than 3,000 children are born every year, which is one of the highest rates among German university hospitals.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Universitätsklinikum Bonn