Teresa M. Macdonald is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist based at 163 Studley Road, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia.
Her role is to look after pregnancies where there are extra risks, and where careful checks can make a real difference. Many people see her because their baby may not be growing as expected, or because the placenta may not be working as well as it should.
Dr Macdonald also helps manage conditions that can affect both mother and baby. This can include high blood pressure in pregnancy and preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and small-for-gestational-age babies. At times, she supports families where there are signs of stress to the baby, such as cerebral hypoxia, and she helps plan care around these concerns.
Care doesn’t stop at birth. Her focus covers the newborn period too, including situations like hypothermia and issues where babies can have bleeding in the brain (intraventricular haemorrhage). She may also be involved when a baby is much larger than expected, such as macrosomia, because that can change how labour and delivery need to be managed.
In terms of experience, her work is centred on high-risk pregnancy care and ongoing monitoring. That means reviewing scan results, discussing what they might mean, and helping with practical next steps. She aims to bring the plan together in a calm way, especially when things feel uncertain.
Her education is in the field of maternal-fetal medicine, which is the detailed care used for complex pregnancy situations. While the website doesn’t list specific study details, the focus of her practice is clear: improving outcomes for pregnancy and early newborn health when complications are present.
If you’re looking for a specialist in Heidelberg for issues like placental insufficiency, intrauterine growth restriction, or gestational diabetes, Dr Macdonald’s clinic provides care built around these concerns. The goal is simple—support the pregnancy as safely as possible, with clear information and steady follow-up.