How many times have you heard that you can’t have fish if you are pregnant? As an obstetrician, I am confronted with that misconception on a daily basis. Even my own sister was terrified to eat a bite of fish during her Caribbean (pre-Zika) vacation. With the amount…
The first time I saw an obstetrical ultrasound I was a medical student in labor and delivery. The patient had just found out she was pregnant. Her last period was about 6 or 7 weeks prior. I watched the screen as the resident physician moved the ultrasound probe from side…
As an obstetrics and gynecology resident, one sees a lot of crazy things. I have delivered babies in the car outside and in the trauma bay of the ER, performed countless emergency Cesarean deliveries, and taken care of everything from appendicitis to kidney failure in pregnancy. Most of the time…
The nurse called me to examine the newest patient on labor and delivery. She was 25 years old with her first pregnancy and her contractions were four minutes apart. “I think I might be in labor,” she whispers, breathing through her contractions. I informed them I would need to check…