FCRF is a not for profit charitable
trust instituted, FCRF has been involving in
clinical research and subsequently developing strategies
for preventive, curative and supportive management of
birth defects.
FCRF gets involved in a number of community service programs, some of them worth mentioning are...
- Free pregnancy scans for the underprivileged. Diagnostic investigations including bio-chemical assays, ultrasound, ECHO, MRI/CT etc for children suffering from specific genetic conditions.
- Follow up & treatment for children with rare disorders.
- Prenatal diagnostic procedures-chorionic villi sampling /amniocentesis for families having affected children to rule out the problem in the fetus.
- Intra uterine transfusion for deserving pregnant mothers who have Rh incompatibility.
- Follow up clinics for babies found positive for Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) on Newborn Screening
- Creating awareness among the masses about birth defects and how to prevent them, through various visual and print media.
