The Obstetrics Podcast

One of the main reasons OB/GYNs become OB hospitalists is for better balance in their personal and professional lives. Full time means seven to eight 24-hour shifts each month with flexible scheduling and no call coverage or office management. OB hospitalists have time for fun with family and friends while still making a huge difference in the lives of women and babies.

Doctors and midwives are invaluable complements for any care team, especially during pregnancy. From childbirth to emergency surgery to everything in between, many women work with both to get the best care possible. Learn how Certified Nurse Midwives, or CNMs, and OB/GYN physicians collaborate in labor and delivery to provide the best hospital patient care.

The focus of our podcast episode today is all about OB hospitalists – If you’re an OB/GYN and you’re considering OB hospitalist medicine as a career, you probably have lots of questions and maybe even some concerns. Our guests today are both OB hospitalists and they’re here to share what it’s really like to work as an OB hospitalist.

Dr. Vallejo is going to talk to us about the collaboration that occurs between OB hospitalists and the emergency department and how the collaboration improves maternal care.

Tune in to learn more about the important work of FQHCs and hospitals in promoting equitable access to healthcare and building healthier communities.

What started as a side gig for Dr. Rebecca Cisneros became her full-time career after her fellowship. Hear her story about becoming an early career OB hospitalist.

Blessing Hospital’s labor and delivery model was reactionary. When an OB patient arrived, a nurse performed an assessment and called to report to one of the eight community OBs. Typically, the OB would not come to the hospital unless it was a catastrophic situation. There was no real structure or consistency to this model, nor was policy that physicians had to see the patients. In December, Blessing implemented a full-time, Type A obstetric emergency department. Now, nurses feel more supported and confident, the community OBs experience fewer disruptions during the day knowing there is an OB physician in house and patients are receiving a consistently high standard of care.

With growing pressures on hospitals to address maternal mortality and implement standard labor and delivery protocols, today's OB hospitalist role is expanding. Not only are OB hospitalists providing 24/7 care and partnering with community physicians, but they are also evolving to become maternal safety champions of the entire labor and delivery unit.

Dr. Stephen Bashuk discusses the important relationship between OB/GYNs and Certified Nurse-Midwives, or CNMs, providing his perspective as an OB hospitalist who works with both hospital-based CNMs and community CNMs.

Dr. Nikki Liburd discusses how she has juggled her life as a mom and a busy practicing OB/GYN.

Dr. Nicole Rankins explores the process of building a brand.

OB/GYN hospitalist Joy Anderson, MD candidly discusses how her Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center team made it through the 2020 Oregon wildfire.

Dr. Sussanah Walsh, Dr. Edward Clark, and Dr. Melissa Larsen share their stories about what it has felt like practicing medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Mark Olszyk, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Carroll Hospital, discusses the benefits of having a national provider manage L&D coverage and the realities of a hospital trying to manage it alone.

Asia Dean shares the benefits of working with a national group like OBHG for coverage.

Dr. Renee Lockey discusses what it's like when physicians assume leadership roles.

David Afram, MD Discusses the evolving OB profession/landscape and the hospital's decision to enlist an OB hospitalist model.

Asia Dean shares the benefits of working with a national group like OBHG for coverage.

It is important for healthcare providers to understand the issues of gaps in healthcare caused by cultural biases, and to understand the practices contributed to the care and to know what can be done to curve bias, especially in labor and delivery. Dr. Alissa Erogbogbo, Medical Director of Operations at OB Hospitality Group, addresses the cultural bias in labor and delivery.

Preeclampsia is a concern for pregnant women and those who have just delivered. Dr. Mark Simon, Chief Medical Officer for OB Hospitalist Group, and Eleni Tsigas, CEO of the Preeclampsia Foundation and member of the Board of Directors for Preeclampsia Foundation Canada, discuss this condition.