Clinic for Gynaecology - specialising in Obstetrics, Klinikum Nürnberg

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Senior Physician: Prof. Cosima Brucker, MD
Phone: +49 911 398 2222

Nursing Service Management: Mrs. Wegerer
Phone: +49 911 398 3163

Specialism: prenatal diagnostics (DEGUM Level II)

Appointments: Mon-Thu 09.00 to 16.00 hours, Fri 09.00 to 12.00 hours, Tel.: +49 (0)911-398-2235

• Approx. 11,000 ultrasound examinations every year
• Conducting early ultrasound examinations, i.e. nuchal translucency, between the 10th and 13th week of pregnancy
• Conducting early amniocentesis (amniotic fluid analysis) in order to determine the childs set of chromosomes from the13th completed week of pregnancy onwards
• If necessary chorion villus biopsy in the case of medical indications, e.g. for determining metabolic disease known within the family
• Special ultrasound for recognising / excluding any foetal anomalies and malformations, including foetal echocardiography from the 20th week of completed pregnancy (DEGUM Level II), 4-D sonography
• Conducting invasive diagnostics (cordocentesis umbilical cord puncture) if foetal disease is suspected, such as foetal anaemia (blood disintegration) in event of blood group incompatibility or infections
• Umbilical cord puncture for blood exchange in event of foetal anaemia (anaemia owing to blood disintegration)
• Treating twin pregnancies (including diamniotic monochorionic twins with fetofetal transfusion syndrome, diamniotic dichorionic twins with various rates of growth)
• Conducting foetal colour Doppler ultrasound examinations (ultrasound blood flow metering of the unborn
• 4-D ultrasound (real time 3-D): real time surface imagery of embryo / foetus

Specialism: pregnancy advice

Appointments: Mon-Thu 09.00 to 16.00 hours, Fri 09.00 to 12.00 hours, Tel.: +49 (0)911-398-2235

• Advice, information, diagnostics and therapy of pregnancy-specific complaints, approx. 6,000 consultations every year
• Introductory visit / appointment for birth (approx. 2 4 weeks prior to calculated date of birth)
• Special consultations for women with detected pregnancy and birth risks (as set out in medical history document carried by pregnant women)
  • Diabetes mellitus (pre-existing diabetes) and/or gestational diabetes (pregnancy-related diabetes)
  • Hypertension (syn.: gestosis, pre-eclampsia)
  • Anticipated premature birth
  • Multiple pregnancies (twins, triplets etc.)
  • Breech presentation (syn.: final pelvic position)
  • HIV-positive pregnant women

Introductory visit / appointment for birth

Special consultations

• Pregnant women with diabetes mellitus or gestational diabetes
• (pregnancy-related diabetes)
• Pregnant women with hypertension
• (gestosis, pre-eclampsia, HELLP-syndrome)
• Pregnant women with multiple pregnancies (twins, triplets)
• Pregnant women with positional anomalies (e.g. final pelvic position / breech presentation)

Events and services:

• Information evening including visit to the delivery room, 18.00 hours every Wednesday (not necessary to register, meeting place: in front of delivery room)
• Various birth preparation courses (register with midwife Hannelore Köhler between 14.00 and 17.00 hours on Wednesdays, Tel. +49 (0)911/40 50 40)
• Outpatient after-care from clinic midwifes (list available from Womens Clinic)

Delivery

Appointments on +49 (0)911/398-2235

The obstetrical clinic (Perinatal Center) is one of the seven largest full-time managed obstetrics clinics in Germany. The clinic handles around 2,300 births a year. Four doctors are present in the clinic, round the clock. Two of these are specialists.

The term ’Perinatal Center unites the specialisms of various disciplines. So our university clinic possesses a specialised intensive care department for ill newborns as well as a paediatric cardiological department and a paediatric surgery clinic. Whenever the Womens Clinic requests, the relevant specially trained specialists are immediately on duty. The same applies to the anaesthesiologic clinic.

• Nursing care for mother and child provided by nurses, paediatric nurses and midwives, even after birth
• 24 hour rooming-in.
• Care for breast-feeding mothers provided by a specially trained specialist (lactation adviser)