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    Christina Paidas Teefey, MD

    Maternal Fetal Medicine
    (800) 416-4441

    Primary Office

    Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware 1600 Rockland Road Wilmington, DE 19803
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    Appointment: (800) 416-4441

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    Get to Know Me

    I am a specialist in maternal fetal medicine with a focus on fetal intervention and surgery. I am deeply invested in individualized care and psychosocial support for families who receive a complex fetal diagnosis as well as the added stress of fetal intervention and surgery, when offered or performed. 

    Why I Am a Fetal Surgeon Within the Institute for Maternal Fetal Health

    I believe that fetal surgery and intervention is an ever-evolving field with the ultimate goal of understanding the nuances of a diagnosis in utero, communicating these findings to a family and then carefully thinking through how we may be able to provide benefit to the baby before birth. This has to be done while also understanding that we are always caring for a mother and her child/children at the same time. Being a part of the Institute for Maternal Fetal Health affords me the privilege of being a part of a collaborative care team of experts that are committed to doing their best for each family together. In these unique circumstances, being part of the “think tank” alongside each family holds a special space in my heart. 

    What I'm Passionate About

    I am deeply committed to individualized care with embedded psychosocial support in our Fetal Center. In order to do this best, we need to listen to the expectant parents, our patients, who are facing new challenges and emotions each day in their journey. I am very thankful for my mentors who encouraged me to develop additional skills in the areas of trauma-informed care, perinatal mood disorders, and psychosocial support in complex pregnancy care and fetal intervention. As the director of Psychosocial Programs for the Institute for Maternal Fetal Health, our ongoing mission will be to curate a team of perinatal support professionals that offer psychological support and wellness/selfcare services and interventions that meet the diverse needs of our patients and families in pregnancy and well beyond birth as they face the next part of their parenting journey. I continue to try and appreciate the fluidity in which these needs change throughout a pregnancy for each family.

    Individualized care includes full-spectrum care for all types of prenatal diagnoses, including those that are immediately life-limiting or life-threatening. These diagnoses warrant specialized collaborative, multidisciplinary care discussions that are centered around the baby and the family and not just “the diagnosis.” We are committed to having these difficult conversations before birth in order to help a family understand the possible outcomes for their child before delivery. 

     

    How I Try to Make A Difference

    Every day, I come to this amazing job as a collaborator and teammate but also to learn, innovate, listen, and teach. I feel that communication and values-based care are equally as important as evidence-based knowledge and technical skill. With that in mind, I strive to create an environment of respect, trust, and humility with every patient and keep this same mentality when helping to train and mentor the next generation in our field. 

    Education & Training

    Fellowship

    • Maternal/Fetal Medicine - University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 2018

    Residency

    • Obstetrics/Gynecology - University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, 2015

    Medical/Dental School

    • MD - University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, 2011

    Board Certifications

    • American Board of OB/GYN/Maternal Fetal Medicine
    • American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology

    Insurance Accepted

    • Aetna Better Health FL Medicaid and Healthy Kids
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
    • Aetna PPO/POS/EPO
    • AvMed
    • Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO
    • Blue Cross and Blue Shield Non HMO
    • Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida Blue Select
    • Cigna PPO/EPO/HMO/POS/OPEN ACCESS
    • Community Care Plan Medicaid
    • Emerging Therapies Transplant
    • Evolutions Healthcare
    • First Health Aetna PPO/EPO
    • First Health/Affordable PPO
    • Florida Community Care
    • Florida Medicaid
    • Geisinger Health Plan Commercial
    • Global Medical Managment DE/PA
    • Global Medical Mangement FL
    • Health First Health Plans
    • HealthSmart Health Plans PPO
    • HUMANA HEALTHY HORIZONS (FKA HUMANA MEDICAID)
    • Insurance Administrators of America
    • Integra Administrative Group (ClaimsBridge)
    • Interlink Transplant
    • Maryland Medicaid
    • Molina Healthcare Medicaid
    • Multiplan PPO
    • National Transplant (Humana)
    • Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO DE/PA
    • Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO ORL
    • Preferred Healthcare PPO
    • Prime Health Services PPO Specialty Florida
    • Seminole Tribe of Florida
    • Simply Healthcare Healthy Kids
    • Simply Healthcare Medicaid HMO
    • Six Degrees Health Transplant
    • Six Degrees Health-Lucent
    • Star Healthcare Network
    • Sunshine SMI/CMS 19 & 21
    • Sunshine State Health Plan Medicaid
    • Three Rivers Provider Network
    • Tricare/Humana Military Health Services/CHAMPVA
    • United Healthcare Commercial Products
    • United Healthcare Community Plan Medicaid
    • Volusia Health Network PPO/EPO
    • Wellpoint Maryland Medcaid

    Research Activities

    My research interests include the psychological impact of fetal diagnosis and fetal intervention on maternal mental health diagnosis and the psychological impact of complex congenital anomalies and fetal surgery on expectant parents and families. I’m interested in seeing if we can implement prenatal programs to mitigate stressors, prepare families for the transition to the postpartum challenges and assist with improvement in coping. I’m also involved in research in individualized care and approach to prenatal diagnosis of life-limiting differences. Finally, I am interested in studying maternal implications/risks of fetal surgery.

    Medical Interests

    I am thankful for my past experiences and love to learn. I'm most excited to lead the effort to build our psychosocial program and wellness-focused efforts within the Institute for Maternal Fetal Health at Nemours Children’s, with the goal of being a part of an amazing team — that all prioritize mental health, family-centered decision making and self-care — in a pregnancy that feels anything but "normal."

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