Gynecology-obstetrics

Obstetrics is dedicated to:

• monitoring the physiological changes in pregnancy
• treating pregnancy-related conditions and common health problems experienced during pregnancy
• providing care during labor and after your baby is born

Having a wide range of specialists on site at Hôpital de La Tour means that we can offer the highest level of comprehensive care for every stage of your pregnancy and labor at a fully-equipped, state-of-the-art facility featuring backup support services, including:

• a maternity unit offering a wide range of classes and workshops for parents-to-be
• state-of-the-art maternal-fetal medicine for monitoring high-risk pregnancies
• a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Reproductive medicine and gynecological endocrinology

Our specialist in this field:

• Dr med. Didier Chardonnens

Reproductive medicine deals with all aspects related to reproduction and focuses on fertility treatments for both men and women. We are committed to doing everything possible to help our patients have a baby, performing a range of infertility investigations and offering extensive fertility treatments, such as:

• hormone stimulation
• intrauterine insemination, also known as artificial insemination
• in vitro fertilisation (IVF)

We also offer tailored care and support for patients who have experienced recurrent miscarriages.

In gynecological endocrinology, we specialize in hormonal disorders in connection with the menstrual cycle, and their effects, as well as medical conditions affecting the ovaries, such as:

Maternal-fetal medicine

Our specialists in this field:

• PD Dr med. Nicole Jastrow Meyer (consultations)
• Dre Romaine Robyr Susini (prenatal ultrasound - Ultrasound center) 

Our highly-experienced specialist in maternal-fetal medicine provides the highest level of monitoring for women deemed to have a high-risk pregnancy. Risk factors can affect the safety and health of both baby and mother.

As a result, we ensure our patients receive extensive pregnancy monitoring and benefit from multidisciplinary expertise and treatment for medical conditions, including:

• high blood pressure, also known as hypertension
• heart disease
• diabetes
• infectious diseases
• kidney disease

Multidisciplinary and comprehensive care

Our specialists at Hôpital de La Tour work as a team to make sure our female patients receive multidisciplinary and comprehensive care at every stage of their lives, from adolescence through to pregnancy, labor and eventually menopause. We work closely with medical professionals from a wide range of fields, including:

• maternal medicine 
• the maternity unit (for help and support, including prenatal classes, breastfeeding consultations and pelvic floor rehabilitation)
• the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) (for when your baby is born)
• osteopathy (during pregnancy monitoring and for postpartum follow-up care for you and your baby)
• medical imaging (for an extensive range of investigations) and interventional radiology services
• oncology (for patients with gynecological and breast cancers)

A safe and reassuring environment with backup support services

Hôpital de La Tour is always able to deliver the highest level of care in a safe and reassuring environment with backup support services available if necessary:

• a 24/7 emergency department
• 24/7 anesthetic services (for example, for mothers-to-be who need epidural anesthesia or an emergency cesarean section)
• an intensive care unit
• a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
• interventional radiology services

Hôpital de La Tour’s certified obstetrician-gynecologists can provide treatment and deliver babies at the maternity ward.

Here is a list of our certified obstetrician-gynecologists (in French)

If you are pregnant and would like to know more about the risks associated with coronavirus, we recommend that you watch this excellent informational video by our colleagues at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) here (in French).