Meet Dr Shetty

Dr Prayatna (Yana) Shetty

Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist
& Obstetrician Westmead
MBBS, M.D., DRANZCOG, FRANZCOG, CMFM (Certification in Maternal Fetal Medicine)

Dr Prayatna (Yana) Shetty is a highly qualified Obstetrician and Maternal and Fetal Medicine Specialist with over a decade of experience in the field. After completing her MD in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the prestigious University of Kolkata in India, Dr Shetty moved to the UK to work at Royal Sussex County Hospital before relocating to Australia, where she attained Fellowship with the Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRANZCOG).

With a passion for helping women experiencing high-risk pregnancies, Dr Shetty pursued further subspecialist training in Maternal and Fetal Medicine (CMFM). Dr Shetty oversees the high-risk pregnancy clinic and offers tertiary fetal ultrasound services at Westmead Hospital.

She is also involved in obstetrics policy and guideline development, both at Westmead and across the state of New South Wales and is active in research and training with several publications to her credit.

Dr Shetty believes in offering her patients optimum care based on up-to-date evidence-based medicine. Her areas of expertise include providing care to women with pre-eclampsia, preterm births, twins and triplets, medical conditions in pregnancy, and fetal growth restriction. She understands that every pregnancy is unique, and her goal is to guide her patients towards making informed decisions that best suit their individual needs and goals.

What is a Maternal and Fetal Medicine Specialist?

A Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist (MFM) is a doctor who already holds an obstetrician degree and then goes through further specialist training which involves at least 3 further years of extensive training in high-risk pregnancies as well as tertiary level ultrasound. Only a select few obstetricians in Australia hold this qualification. 

Maternal Fetal Medicine doctors look after both low risk and high-risk pregnancies. We are experts in all aspects of both low risk but more importantly high risk maternal and fetal complications like growth restriction, amniotic fluid problems, fetal anomalies and multiple pregnancies. We also help with all kinds of medical conditions in pregnancy including problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, preeclampsia, thyroid problems etc.  

We are that doctors that other obstetricians refer to for advice or transfer of care when a pregnancy may become complicated. Although you may begin as a low-risk pregnancy, having a doctor with MFM qualifications care for you during a pregnancy will give you reassurance just in case things do not go as planned.

We are also experts in providing tertiary (highest level) and high-quality ultrasound for your pregnancy. This means you can rest assured that if your baby develops any complications, it will be detected early and managed efficiently. 

Personal life

Dr Shetty grew up in India in a loving household. She grew up learning Indian classical dance/music and is perceived by her colleagues and friends as a calm, confident and loving person. She is a mum-of-two and considers her family and friends to be her greatest achievement in life.

Dr Shetty reads and writes poetry and also loves to paint in her spare time. 

Areas of interest

Apart from helping women with low-risk pregnancies, Yana’s main interests include fetal growth restriction, pre-ecclampsia, preterm birth, twins and triplets and medical conditions in pregnancy. Please refer to our conditions overview page.

Research interests

Yana is actively involved in research and has published many research papers. Her main research areas include – Fetal growth restriction, twin pregnancy and steroids for fetal lung maturation. Yana constantly updates her knowledge based on current evidence based research. Her research team includes research fellows, midwives and maternal and fetal medicine experts. She has helped develop many local and statewide policies and is a member of ACI. 

About Dr Prayatna (Yana) Shetty

Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist
& Obstetrician Westmead
MBBS, M.D., DRANZCOG, FRANZCOG, CMFM
(Certification in Maternal Fetal Medicine)

Dr Prayatna (Yana) Shetty is a highly qualified Obstetrician and Maternal and Fetal Medicine Specialist with over a decade of experience in the field. After completing her MD in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the prestigious University of Kolkata in India, Dr Shetty moved to the UK to work at Royal Sussex County Hospital before relocating to Australia, where she attained Fellowship with the Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRANZCOG).

With a passion for helping women experiencing high-risk pregnancies, Dr Shetty pursued further subspecialist training in Maternal and Fetal Medicine (CMFM). Dr Shetty oversees the high-risk pregnancy clinic and offers tertiary fetal ultrasound services at Westmead Hospital.

She is also involved in obstetrics policy and guideline development, both at Westmead and across the state of New South Wales, as well as active in research and training with several publications to her credit.

Dr Shetty believes in offering her patients optimum care based on up-to-date evidence-based medicine. Her areas of expertise include providing care to women with pre-eclampsia, preterm births, twins and triplets, medical conditions in pregnancy, and fetal growth restriction. She understands that every pregnancy is unique, and her goal is to guide her patients towards making informed decisions that best suit their individual needs and goals.

What is a maternal and fetal specialist?

A Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist (MFM) is a doctor who already holds an obstetrician degree and then goes through further specialist training which involves at least 3 further years of extensive training in high-risk pregnancies as well as tertiary level ultrasound. Only a select few obstetricians in Australia hold this qualification. 

Maternal Fetal Medicine doctors look after both low risk and high-risk pregnancies. We are experts in all aspects of both low risk but more importantly high risk maternal and fetal complications like growth restriction, amniotic fluid problems, fetal anomalies and multiple pregnancies. We also help with all kinds of medical conditions in pregnancy including problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, preeclampsia, thyroid problems etc.  

We are that doctors that other obstetricians refer to for advice or transfer of care when a pregnancy may become complicated. Although you may begin as a low-risk pregnancy, having a doctor with MFM qualifications care for you during a pregnancy will give you reassurance just in case things do not go as planned.

We are also experts in providing tertiary (highest level) and high-quality ultrasound for your pregnancy. This means you can rest assured that if your baby develops any complications, it will be detected early and managed efficiently. 

Personal life

Dr Shetty grew up in India in a loving household. She grew up learning Indian classical dance/music and is perceived by her colleagues and friends as a calm, confident and loving person. She is a mum-of-two and considers her family and friends to be her greatest achievement in life.

Dr Shetty reads and writes poetry and also loves to paint in her spare time. 

Areas of interest

Apart from helping women with low-risk pregnancies, Dr Shetty’s main interests include fetal growth restriction, pre-ecclampsia, preterm birth, twins and triplets and medical conditions in pregnancy. Please refer to our conditions overview page.

Research interests

Dr Shetty is actively involved in research and has published many research papers. Her main research areas include – Fetal growth restriction, twin pregnancy and steroids for fetal lung maturation. Dr Shetty constantly updates her knowledge based on current evidence based research. Her research team includes research fellows, midwives and maternal and fetal medicine experts. She has helped develop many local and statewide policies and is a member of ACI.