Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Fetal Health Foundation — a milestone that reflects two decades of progress, partnership, and hope for families facing prenatal diagnoses.
What began when Lonnie Somers and Michelle Somers faced a diagnosis of Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) during their pregnancy has grown into a global community dedicated to connecting families and healthcare professionals navigating fetal syndromes. Today, their daughters are 22 years old, and their experience continues to shape the mission and work of the Foundation.
Over the past two decades, fetal care has evolved in remarkable ways. Care is becoming more personalized and predictive, and in many cases less invasive. Diagnoses that were once considered untreatable before birth now have treatment options. And support for families has expanded beyond medical care to include whole-family resources across the entire perinatal journey.
For 20 years, the Fetal Health Foundation has worked to provide hope, trusted information, and meaningful connections to families when they need it most — meeting them wherever they are in their journey.
As we celebrate this anniversary, we honor the milestones that have brought fetal medicine forward and the families, clinicians, and advocates who have made that progress possible. At the same time, we look ahead with continued commitment: raising awareness, championing better outcomes, and strengthening the global community dedicated to fetal health.
In the months ahead, we invite you to reflect with us on how far fetal health care has come over the past 20 years, the lives touched along the way, and the work still ahead. 💜
