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 an obstetrician and a Maternal and Fetal medicine specialist. This is the highest qualification an obstetrician can hold. Yana works at Westmead Private Hospital and Prince of Wales Private Hospital. Yana is also a staff specialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine Department in Westmead Public Hospital where Yana runs a high-risk pregnancy clinic. Yana also provides tertiary fetal ultrasound services to women.

Yana always wanted to become a doctor. Yana entered medical school at the young age of seventeen. Yana finished her MBBS and then MD (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) from the prestigious University of Kolkata in India where Yana received many academic medals of honour. She then worked in the UK at Royal Sussex County Hospital before moving to Australia and obtaining her Fellowship with the Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRANZCOG). 

After going through a difficult pregnancy, herself, Yana developed a keen interest in helping women going through complicated pregnancies, which led her to pursue specialist training in the field of Maternal and Fetal medicine (CMFM). Yana was awarded her specialist qualification receiving honours in academic achievement.

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

Yana grew up in India in a loving household. Yana grew up learning Indian classical dance and music. Yana is perceived by her colleagues and friends as a calm, confident and loving person. She is a mother and considers her family and friends to be her greatest achievement in life.

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

Apart from English, Yanaspeaks Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi and Urdu.

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 an obstetrician and a Maternal and Fetal medicine specialist. This is the highest qualification an obstetrician can hold. Yana works at Westmead Private Hospital and Prince of Wales Private Hospital. Yana is also a staff specialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine Department in Westmead Public Hospital where she runs a high-risk pregnancy clinic.
Yana also provides tertiary fetal ultrasound services to women.

Yana always wanted to become a doctor. She entered medical school at the young age of seventeen. Yana finished her MBBS and then MD (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) from the prestigious University of Kolkata in India where she received many academic medals of honour. Yana then worked in the UK at Royal Sussex County Hospital before moving to Australia and obtaining her Fellowship with the Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRANZCOG). 

After going through a difficult pregnancy, herself, Yana developed a keen interest in helping women going through complicated pregnancies, which led her to pursue specialist training in the field of Maternal and Fetal medicine (CMFM). Yana was awarded her specialist qualification receiving honours in academic achievement.

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

Yana grew up in India in a loving household. Yana grew up learning Indian classical dance and music. She is perceived by her colleagues and friends as a calm, confident and loving person. Yana is a mother and considers her family and friends to be her greatest achievement in life.

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

Apart from English, she speaks Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi and Urdu.

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.