Florida Perinatal Center, LLC

Christine Edwards, M.D., Gives High-Risk Pregnant Women Peace Of Mind 

Pregnancy can be a joyful time, but it also can be a stressful one, especially if your pregnancy has risks associated with it.

At the Florida Perinatal Center, LLC, Christine Edwards, M.D., and Laura Laffineuse, M.D., are dedicated to making sure their patients receive the utmost professional and personal care.

Opened 20 years ago, Florida Perinatal Center, with locations in Boca Raton and Coral Springs, offers the latest in prenatal testing, genetic counseling and management of high-risk pregnancies. A patient is generally referred to the center by her OB-GYN, who continues to serve as the patient’s primary point of contact throughout her pregnancy.

Patients who are high-risk include those who are pregnant with multiples, are older than 35 or have pre-existing health conditions that may impact a pregnancy. Other patients may develop complications, such as gestational diabetes, further along in the pregnancy.

Dr. Edwards emphasizes that, no matter the problem or concern, she and Dr. Laffineuse are always available to answer patient questions. That’s why they take same-day appointments.

“One of the things I tell patients is that this is your time; it doesn’t matter how long it takes. Whatever it is you need, we are going to deal with it,” says Dr. Edwards. “It’s not just what is happening with the baby but what is happening with you. And it’s not just the physical stuff. We talk about how they are doing at home and is everything OK. We look at the total person.”

The doctors are on staff at West Boca Medical Center (where Dr. Edwards is Chair of the OB-GYN department) as well as Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Broward Health Coral Springs and Northwest Medical Center.

Florida Perinatal Center also offers detailed anatomy ultrasounds (a comprehensive evaluation of fetal anatomy) and invasive testing, such as amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS).

“Most people think of ultrasound as a way to learn the sex of their baby, but we want to make sure the baby is healthy,” says Dr. Edwards. “That is extremely important because it may change where you deliver, when you deliver and what specialists are present at the delivery.”

Locations: 9325 Glades Road, Ste. 206, Boca Raton, FL 33434, 561-488-5015; 9750 N.W. 33rd St., Ste. 120, Coral Springs, FL 33065, 954-255-5799; ; floridaperinatalcenter.com

Specialties: Obstetrics; Gynecology; Maternal Fetal Medicine

Education and Certifications: Albert Einstein College Of Medicine; Barnard College/Columbia University; Fellowship: Maternal Fetal Medicine, Albert Einstein College Of Medicine; Board Certified: OB-GYN And Maternal Fetal Medicine

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