Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment News

Renowned fetal surgeon Dr. Jena Miller joins CHOP as co-director of the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, bringing expertise, innovation and compassion.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is pleased to announce that Jena Miller, MD, has joined the hospital as Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Researchers from the Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that survival rates in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia improved over time even in the most serious cases due to ongoing experience and continuous review of outcomes.

Nearly 20 years after her fellowship, Dr. Mara Rosner returns to CHOP, bringing deep expertise, innovation and compassion to the field of fetal medicine.

Dr. Beverly Coleman’s pioneering work in fetal imaging transformed care for countless families — and her impact will continue to guide the field for years to come.

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that the level of care administered for infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) – a very severe birth defect where abdominal organs move into the chest – strongly influences survival outcomes, even after adjusting for patient characteristics.

Researchers from the Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment (CFDT) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) demonstrated fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) for severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) may increase risk of prenatal complications and prematurity, but had beneficial health outcomes for most infants.

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) identified new measurement thresholds to help predict the severity of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) – a severe birth defect where abdominal organs move into the chest hindering lung development – in fetuses

Now in its second year as the Lori J. Howell Fetal Family Reunion, the event honors the late Lori J. Howell, a pioneering nurse leader, mentor, and longtime executive director of the CFDT whose vision continues to shape fetal medicine worldwide.

An interprofessional team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is transforming CHOP’s approach to fetal medicine through a first-of-its-kind data integration platform. The Clinical Outcomes Data Archive (CODA) platform offers clinicians real-time data to help inform earlier interventions and treatment strategies in CHOP’s Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment (CFDT). A paper outlining CODA’s benefits, applications and potential broader impact was recently published in the journal Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy.