Inflammatory Bowel Disease and High-Risk Pregnancy Clinic

Dr. Noa Haggiag – High-Risk Pregnancy Physician, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science Department

Dr. Baruch Ovadia – Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Unit Director, Gastroenterology Institute

The combined clinic for pregnancy and inflammatory bowel disease is run in conjunction with the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Department and the Gastroenterology Institute at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center. The clinic is intended for pregnant women who have inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis as well as other gastroenterological problems and require special monitoring and support throughout pregnancy.

The clinic is dedicated to providing comprehensive, adapted and centralized medical care for pregnant women with inflammatory bowel diseases, bringing gastroenterology and high-risk pregnancy specialists under one roof.

Services provided include, among other things, combined monitoring by a gastroenterologist and high-risk pregnancy physician, adjustment of medication and biologic therapy during pregnancy, management of disease flare ups during pregnancy, consultation regarding type of delivery based on medical condition, and attention to unique pregnancy complications.

The clinic operates once a month, according to clinical need and number of requests, as part of the new Women's Health Center at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center.

You can reach the clinic through the High-Risk Pregnancy Clinic Secretary:

Telephone: 04-7744514

E-mail: [email protected]

Fax: 04-7744948

A payment authorization form (Form 17) from the HMO is required.