Cocoa Pods
Podcast - Cocoa Pods Series: A feature of the BCFND Foundation Maternal Mortality Reduction Academy
We discuss all issues relating to maternal mortal…
Mar 11th, 2021 |
22:43
How a Midwife and an ObGyn can " dance" together in providing Maternity Care
Caregivers for women in pregnancy ,labor and beyond; an obgyn doctor and a midwife define and discuss the problem of the sparsity of professional providers for pregnant women in rural Georgia
Timestamps
(01:30) Shortage of OB providers in rural areas
(02:35) Role of certified nurse midwife
(04:43) Factors that contribute to maternal mortality
(05:30) Adolescent pregnancy
(09:05) Lack of access to health insurance
(12:20) Georgia’s maternal mortality rate
(13:25) Implicit bias
(16:55) Mitigating the risks of pregnancy
There are not enough caregivers for pregnant women in general and definitely not in rural America. Caregivers for women in pregnancy, labor and beyond; an obgyn doctor and a midwife define and discuss the problem of the sparsity of professional providers for pregnant women in Rural Georgia, and the impact on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity.