The Perinatal Assessment Center (PAC), located on the fourth floor in the Maternal and Child Health Center, provides two things that every woman wants in her medical care: easy access to comprehensive medical information and leading-edge technology. The PAC includes three main areas: perinatal and obstetrics imaging (ultrasound), genetic counseling, and antenatal testing, which involves monitoring the fetal behavior to help determine when a baby should be delivered.

Kathleen Hanlon-Lundberg, M.D., Medical Director, PAC, says, “The unique thing about the University of Michigan is that we’re set up with all these related services in very close proximity. We think it’s the ideal setup to make it as easy as possible for patients to receive services and to get them to the experts who can answer their questions in as timely a manner as possible.”

Those experts include perinatologists, doctors who specialize in perinatal care; nurse coordinators; genetic counselors; and sonographers, specialists in the use of ultrasound. Hanlon-Lundberg adds, “When pregnancy-related questions and concerns arise, people tend to get anxious or worried. We want to be able to assess and realistically discuss the condition of the mom and the baby and to know what is going on. Our commitment to making this experience as informative as possible and easing what sometimes is a very difficult process for patients is unparalleled.”