My expertise is taking care of critically ill and/or medically complex neonates, as well as developing and enacting specialized postnatal plans. I utilize and encourage a team approach to patient care which includes family participation. As Co-Director of the Chicago Institute for Fetal Health, I meet with families before birth for prenatal consultations to help them understand the fetal diagnosis and create a plan for any baby suspected to have a challenging diagnosis or need for specialized medical care after birth. I collaborate with the pediatric and OB/MFM specialists as well as each individual family to develop and implement a birth plan. A major focus of mine is risk stratification of babies with prenatal diagnoses and personalized post-birth care plans, which can help to minimize separation of the mother-baby dyad whenever safely possible.