Obstetrics and Gynecology

Obstetrics and Gynaecology (often abbreviated and colloquially referred to as OB/GYN, O&G or Obs & Gynae) are the two surgical specialties combined to form a single speciality, with gynaecology dealing with the female reproductive organs, and obstetrics dealing with the care of the woman and her offspring during pregnancy, childbirth and for a period of time following birth.

Notable OB/GYN's in Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice

 * Dr. Addison Montgomery (Director and staff OB/GYN at Oceanside Wellness Center and Attending OB/GYN and Neonatal Surgeon at St. Ambrose Hospital)
 * Dr. Nancy Shepherd (Attending OB/GYN in Connecticut)
 * Dr. Jake Reilly (Fertility Specialist at Seaside Wellness)
 * Dr. Naomi Bennett (Fertility Specialist at Seaside Wellness)
 * Dr. Lucy Fields (Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellow at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)

Notable Cases

 * Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) (Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head): Addison works to separate fetal blood vessels in twins sharing a placenta using fetoscopic laser ablation (using a laser to sever the fetal blood vessels)


 * Birth of Quintuplets (Much too Much, Owner of a Lonely Heart): Addison delivers a set of female quintuplets, four of the 5 each having their own medical problems, one having an omphalocele (abdominal organs are outside of the body), hypoplastic left heart syndrome (the left side of the heart is severely underdeveloped), hydrocephalus (too much spinal fluid, putting pressure on her brain) and underdeveloped lungs.


 * Ectopia Cordis (Piece of My Heart): Addison returns to Seattle Grace to deal with a pregnant women who's child is diagnosed with ectopia cordis - his heart has grown outside his body. Addison delivers the child, Hahn works to place the heart inside the chest and Sloan closes using a skin flap grown from the child's own skin.


 * Mirror Syndrome with a In-Utero Blood Transfusion (Ex-Life): While Addison is at Seattle Grace tending to her brother, Derek asks Addison to consult on his patient, who is showing signs of Mirror Syndrome, caused by the baby's anemia following a blood transfusion with the mother in surgery and causing congestive heart failure in both mother and child. Addison recommends delivering the baby, while Derek suggests a in-utero blood transfusion, despite the fact he knows nothing of the procedure and Addison is highly against the procedure, and the mother insists on the blood transfusion. Addison does sucessfully tranfuse blood into the baby, resolving the heart failure and anemia, not while berating Derek for cornering her into this.