Adams discusses patient’s complex pregnancy care with WIFR, Spectrum News

Jacquelyn Adams, MD, MSCI, assistant professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, had one of her patients featured on WIFR as well as Spectrum News, for a recent story describing the complications the patient experienced during pregnancy.
In “Beloit woman overcomes lupus, rare lung and heart condition to become a mother,” the article shares the hurdles Vanessa Fitz had to overcome to insure her own health as well as her daughter’s, during her pregnancy since Fitz was dealing with lupus and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Her daughter, Lyla, was delivered on April 1, 2024 via cesarean section through the University Hospital, and was discharged from the American Family Children’s Hospital’s NICU on April 6.
You can read the full story here.
The story for Spectrum News, “Pursuit Unlimited: Woman overcomes health challenges to become a mother,” focused on the team effort it took to help Fitz deliver a healthy baby girl. In addition to Adams, specialists from UW Health University Hospital, American Family Children’s Hospital, and the UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital Center for Perinatal Care helped Fitz in her last months of pregnancy.
“The goal from day number one was for us to try to work together and keep her as healthy as possible so that we could keep baby healthy, while also making sure that we sort of didn’t push too hard,” said Adams.
You can read the full story here.
**by Ob-Gyn Communications Intern Paige Stevenson