Vastrapur sits south of Gota on the western side of the city, around the lake and IIM Road. Most women from here who see me fall into three groups. Some are pregnant with diabetes or raised blood pressure. Some are expecting twins. Others have been told after a routine scan that the baby needs a fetal medicine opinion.
Vastrapur to Gota: The S.G. Highway Route
Leave Vastrapur by the nearest approach to S.G. Highway and drive north in the Gandhinagar direction. You pass Thaltej, then Sola, and Gota follows. Once at Gota, move onto the service road for Athena Avenue - the building stands close to Eulogia Hotel, behind the Jaguar showroom. Most car journeys take about 25–35 minutes; heavier traffic stretches that.
From a Gynecologist in Vastrapur, Ahmedabad, to a Fetal Medicine Opinion in Gota
Plenty of women in Vastrapur have their routine antenatal care with a doctor close to home, and that arrangement often works well. They usually come to me with a scan report that raises a question. It may show a measurement outside the expected range or a soft marker. It may show too much or too little fluid around the baby, or a structure that could not be seen clearly.
At that visit I repeat the relevant part of the scan myself. I go through the images in Gujarati, Hindi or English and explain what the finding may or may not mean. If a definite answer needs a diagnostic test, we discuss amniocentesis or CVS and its risks before anything is decided. Many findings simply need a follow-up scan. You leave with a written report that you can share with the doctor who referred you, so your regular care can carry on alongside the extra checks.
Already Under a Vastrapur Gynecologist? Diabetes or High BP in Pregnancy
Diabetes and raised blood pressure are two of the commonest reasons women from Vastrapur are sent to me mid-pregnancy. Neither condition means the pregnancy will go badly, but both call for closer watching of the mother and the baby.
For gestational diabetes, I go through your sugar readings, diet and, when needed, medicines or insulin. On scan, I keep an eye on the baby's growth and the fluid around it. For high blood pressure or pre-eclampsia, the visits focus on BP readings, urine protein, blood tests and Doppler scans of the baby's blood flow. How often you need to come depends on how stable things are. When they are settled, the visits can be spaced out so the drive from Vastrapur does not become a burden. The timing and mode of delivery are planned with you as the due date approaches.
Women's Hospital in Vastrapur? What the Gota Hospital Where I Consult Provides
There is no branch of Divine Women's Hospital in Vastrapur; everything happens at the Gota building on S.G. Highway. It is an NABH-certified women's hospital, and its staff run labour and obstetric emergency care 24 × 7.
Under one roof you have antenatal check-ups, the fetal medicine scans I perform and the labour ward. There are operation theatres for caesarean section and keyhole surgery, and the hospital's neonatologist does the newborn check-ups. For delivery, we talk through normal birth, and VBAC if you have had a caesarean before. We also discuss a planned or urgent caesarean, an epidural for labour pain, and water birth. If you are expecting twins, I plan the timing and place of birth in advance. Knowing the layout before labour starts helps, so it is worth seeing the hospital at one of your routine visits.
Sonography in Vastrapur, or a Detailed Pregnancy Scan in Gota?
A routine sonography in Vastrapur is often all a healthy pregnancy needs. The scans I do are the ones where fetal medicine training adds something. These are the NT scan at 11–14 weeks and the level II anomaly scan at 18–22 weeks. Later come growth and Doppler scans, fetal echocardiography when there is a reason for it, and chorionicity scans in twins.
Each of these scans looks at a defined checklist and takes longer than a quick check of position and heartbeat. If you bring your earlier scan reports, I can compare measurements over time instead of starting afresh. Under the PCPNDT Act, I do not determine or disclose the baby's sex at any scan.
The Care I Provide to Women Coming from Vastrapur
Whenever it can be arranged, your consultation and any scan you need fall on the same day, so one trip can cover both. A WhatsApp message with your earlier reports, sent before you leave Vastrapur, lets me decide in advance which scan to plan.
- High-risk pregnancywhen diabetes, blood pressure, thyroid or autoimmune disease, a past pregnancy loss or a placenta needing close monitoring is part of the picture.
- Fetal medicine & scansthe 11–14 week NT scan, the level II anomaly scan, Doppler and growth studies, plus fetal echocardiography if indicated.
- Amniocentesis & CVStesting for chromosomal and genetic conditions; fetal reduction and intrauterine transfusion are also among the procedures.
- Twin & multiple pregnancychorionicity is fixed early, twins on a shared placenta are scanned two-weekly, and the birth is planned.
- Recurrent pregnancy lossa stepwise search for a cause after repeated miscarriage, then closer follow-up in the next pregnancy.
- Pregnancy care & deliveryantenatal visits; birth by normal delivery, VBAC or caesarean section; epidural in labour; water birth.
- Laparoscopic surgeryfibroids, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, hysterectomy and ectopic pregnancy, each managed by the keyhole route.
- Gynecology clinicirregular or heavy periods, PCOS, vaginal infections, contraception, menopause, and checks before trying to conceive.
Memnagar, Gurukul and Drive-In Road: Vastrapur's Neighbours
Along with Vastrapur, this page is written for women who live in Memnagar, around Gurukul and on Drive-In Road; the S.G. Highway route north applies to all of them.
What Vastrapur Patients Usually Ask Before the Drive
Is there a consultation with Dr. Devang Patel in Vastrapur?
No. My OPD is at Divine Women's Hospital, 3rd Floor, Athena Avenue, Gota – Jagatpur, on S.G. Highway, Ahmedabad 382481, and nowhere in Vastrapur. Head north on S.G. Highway towards Gandhinagar and, after Thaltej and Sola, turn onto the service road at Gota.
Can I send my reports from Vastrapur before the appointment?
Please do. WhatsApp your scan and blood reports to +91 90545 74829, and they are generally looked at before you arrive. Then a scan you need can, where possible, be done on the same visit instead of on a second 25–35 minute trip.
Where do I go from Vastrapur if there is a pregnancy emergency at night?
Call +91 90545 74829 and travel to Divine Women's Hospital in Gota, where hospital staff provide labour and obstetric emergency care 24 × 7. Take S.G. Highway north past Thaltej and Sola.
Living Somewhere Other Than Vastrapur?
Ahmedabad areas: Gota · Jagatpur · Chandlodia · Sola · Thaltej · Chandkheda · Ghatlodia · Ranip · Bodakdev · Science City · Shilaj · Motera · Sabarmati · Naranpura · Vaishnodevi Circle.
Towns outside the city: Gandhinagar · Kalol · Adalaj · Sanand.