SPOTLIGHT: COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BY ELISE SIMS Expecting the Best for Mother and Baby Maternal-Fetal Medicine provides continuity in care for high-risk pregnancies 50 SUMM ER 2 0 1 7 Expectant mothers facing high-risk or complicated pregnancies and their families often need specialized care to guide them through their unique challenges. A partnership between Community Hospital and the University of Chicago Medicine is bringing specialized maternal-fetal medicine much closer to home, making it more convenient for families. The Maternal-Fetal Medicine program physicians partner with multiple caregivers to consult and co-manage complicated situations-chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney disease-both before, during and after pregnancy. With this new collaboration,