The Critical Care Obstetrics Podcast

By Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics

What's The Critical Care Obstetrics Podcast about?

We are a unique inter professional team with decades of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women. Join us as we review clinical topics and make them easy to understand.

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The Critical Care Obstetrics Podcast episodes:

05.27.2024
Informed Consent is More Than a Piece of Paper
Dr Stephanie Martin discusses the key components of informed consent with an emphasis of shifting beyond the concept of informed consent solely as a signature on a form.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring...
05.13.2024
Practical Tips for Conducting and Participating in Real Clinical Event Debriefings
Join Julie Arafeh as she shares practical tips for conducting AND participating in debriefing after real clinical events. Gain insight into how debriefing can be linked with quality improvement to address issues on the unit and can foster team building...
04.29.2024
Is Obstetric Hemorrhage Different from Trauma? An Interview with Dr Alan Frankfurt
Julie Arafeh discusses the administration of whole blood in obstetric massive hemorrhage emergencies with Dr. Alan Frankfurt, an OB Anesthesiologist.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women to discuss the...
04.15.2024
The WAR on Invasive Group A Strep
Suzanne and Stephanie discuss a case of peripartum invasive Group A Strep and highlight management opportunities. Listeners will also learn about the WAR on invasive Group A strep: W: Weird, wild painA: Aggressive interventionR: Rapid progressionThe experts at Clinical Concepts...
04.01.2024
A-OK for AFE is not AOK
Amniotic Fluid Embolism is a devastating and rare complication of pregnancy. The A-OK protocol is commonly advocated for as a life saving therapy in this scenario.Dr Stephanie Martin reviews the case reports and discusses her opinions on the role of...
03.18.2024
Family Presence During Maternal Resuscitation
Family presence during resuscitation is becoming more accepted in ICUs and Emergency Departments. What about obstetric resuscitations? Dr Suzanne Baird and Julie Arafeh discuss family presence during maternal cardiac arrest and other obstetric emergencies. The experts at...
03.04.2024
Resuscitation from (massive) obstetric hemorrhage: Who, What, When and How
Adequate volume replacement is a key patient management goal of many severe illnesses during pregnancy particularly hemorrhage. Often patients are not adequately volume resuscitated with disastrous outcomes. Listen to Julie Arafeh talk with Dr Alan Frankfurt, OB Anesthesiologist...
02.19.2024
Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Do you have a management plan and protocol?
In this episode, Stephanie and Suzanne discuss DKA pathophysiology, causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and management. The critical care management aspects outlined include:1. Replace fluids2. Supply insulin3. Replace potassium4. Supply glucoseThe experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool...
02.05.2024
Would You Recognize Pulmonary Edema in Pregnancy?
Suzanne and Stephanie discuss the clinical presentation and diagnosis of pulmonary edema, including how to differentiate between cardiogenic and noncardiogenic pulmonary edema. They also address assessment of the pregnant patient with hypoxemia and management of both types of pulmonary edema.The...
01.22.2024
Rethinking The Response To Maternal Early Warning Criteria
In this podcast Julie Arafeh discusses rethinking the response to maternal early warning criteria to be better prepared for obstetric emergencies.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women to discuss...
01.08.2024
Another Obstetric Hemorrhage Case and Preventable Outcome
Dr. Stephanie Martin and Julie Arafeh discuss another hemorrhage case and how the outcome could have been prevented. Communication plays such a huge part in this case.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring...
12.11.2023
How to Use the Chain of Command
Dr. Stephanie Martin and Julie Arafeh discuss when and how to use the chain of command to ensure patient safety and maintain trust between members of the healthcare team.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience...
11.27.2023
Debriefing to improve team performance: A discussion with Dr Lou Halamek
Dr Lou Halamek joins Julie Arafeh in a discussion on the use of debriefing to improve team performance, including strategies and tactics for more effective and efficient debriefings.Here are some useful references to review:Halamek LP, Cady R, Sterling MR. ...
11.13.2023
Postpartum Hemorrhage: An Unusual Case Study Part 2
In this podcast episode, Dr. Stephanie Martin and Dr. Suzanne McMurtry Baird will discuss the 2nd portion of an unusual postpartum hemorrhage case study. As you follow along, ask yourself if you are confident in how your hospital...
10.30.2023
Postpartum Hemorrhage: An Unusual Case Study Part 1
To prevent maternal morbidity and mortality, it is essential that postpartum hemorrhage is recognized and managed according to the etiology. In this podcast episode, Dr. Stephanie Martin and Dr. Suzanne McMurtry Baird will present part 1 of a postpartum...
10.16.2023
Human Factors: What is it and what role does it have in healthcare?
Julie Arafeh has a conversation with Dr Nicole Yamada, neonatologist, and humanfactors enthusiast. They discuss human factors in healthcare, what it is and how it canimpact clinical practice.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring...
10.02.2023
Case Study: A low-risk patient becomes high-risk and critically ill.
Not all obstetric patients who have complications during pregnancy, labor, birth, or postpartum have known risk factors. This case study will follow a patient who enters the hospital for an induction of labor at term gestation with no identified...
09.18.2023
Thoughts on Preparing OB Units for a Disaster: A Discussion with Dr Kay Daniels
Thoughts on Preparing OB Units for a Disaster: A Discussion with Dr Kay DanielsDr Kay Daniels, OB/GYN physician and simulation expert joins Julie Arafeh to talk about disaster preparedness for OB units. They discuss what prompted Dr Daniels interest in...
09.04.2023
Anemia in Pregnancy is Not Normal: Part 2
Dr. Stephanie Martin discusses everything you need to know about recognizing and diagnosing iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy, in this part two of a two part series.Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a...
08.20.2023
Anemia in Pregnancy is Not Normal: Part 1
Dr. Stephanie Martin discusses everything you need to know about recognizing and diagnosing iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy, in this first episode of a two part series.Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a...
08.07.2023
Obstetric Life Support
Julie Arafeh has a conversation with Dr. Andrea Shields, co-creator of the Obstetric Life Support (OBLS) Program. Julie and Dr. Shields discuss what OBLS is, how OBLS is different from other life support courses in preparing for and responding to...
07.24.2023
Let's Talk About Magnesium
Suzanne and Stephanie review hot topics with the use of magnesium sulfate in pregnancy.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women to discuss the challenges encountered in caring for these...
07.10.2023
When is your patient saying SCANME?
Hemorrhagic stroke accounts for approximately half of strokes during pregnancyand is a leading cause of disability which underscores the need for quickintervention if suspected. Julie Arafeh shares SCANME, a cognitive aid forperinatal stroke recently discussed in the first Annual Virtual...
06.26.2023
Perinatal Stroke: Would You Have Recognized the Signs?
Dr Stephanie Martin interviews a survivor of a stroke after the birth of her child. All of us can learn from listening to this patient's story.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically...
06.05.2023
An Interview with Kayleigh Summers, The Birth Trauma Mama
Dr. Stephanie Martin interviews Kayleigh Summers, The Birth Trauma Mama. Kayleigh Summers is a licensed therapist and private practice owner in Downingtown, PA. She specializes in perinatal trauma and has specific training in both perinatal mental health and EMDR. Kayleigh...
05.22.2023
Maternal Mortality in the US: What's Happening?
Julie, Suzanne and Stephanie are back discussing the latest data on maternal mortality in the US. The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women to discuss the challenges encountered in...
11.24.2021
Cardiac Disease or Preeclampsia? An Unusual Case Study
Suzanne and Stephanie discuss an unusual case demonstrating the multi system effects of preeclampsia. Listen and learn as they walk through the issues this patient encountered.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for...
11.10.2021
A Peripartum Sepsis Case Study
Suzanne and Stephanie discuss a case of peripartum sepsis. Listen and learn how to recognize the pathophysiologic changes that happen in a septic patient.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically ill pregnant...
10.27.2021
COVID in Pregnancy Talking Points
In this episode Dr Stephanie Martin highlights Talking Points about COVID in Pregnancy. By the end of the podcast, we hope each of you listening will have some take away information that you can share with patients, colleagues, family members,...
10.13.2021
Using Deliberate Practice to Improve Performance During Maternal Cardiac Arrest
This podcast reviews the technique of deliberate practice that can be used during simulation based training for complex events like maternal cardiac arrest.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women...
09.29.2021
Seven Steps to Highly Reliable Patient Care
Discover seven steps that can help your unit move closer to highly reliable patient care where the patient receives the same care regardless of who is on the unit, the time of day or day of the week. These...
09.15.2021
Interview with an Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy Survivor and Midwife
Stephanie and Suzanne interview Amber Latsch, a Certified Nurse Midwife and survivor of Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy. When giving birth to her twins in 2019, Amber became gravely ill and was diagnosed with Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy. Amber's...
08.18.2021
Amniotic Fluid Embolism Part 2: Management and the 3 B's
This is the second episode in a 3 part series on amniotic fluid embolism. In this episode we discuss management principles for a patient with an AFE and introduce the 3 B's when dealing with AFE.The experts at Clinical Concepts...
08.11.2021
Amniotic Fluid Embolism Part 3: Using Simulation to Prepare and A Case Discussion
This is the last episode in our 3 part series on amniotic fluid embolism. In this episode we use an actual patient case to discuss how simulation can help teams prepare for this complex emergency.The experts at Clinical Concepts in...
08.04.2021
Amniotic Fluid Embolism Part 1: Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis
This is the first episode in a 3 part series on amniotic fluid embolism. In this episode we review the clinical presentation and diagnostic criteria for AFE. We also debunk some of the myths about AFE.The experts at Clinical Concepts...
07.21.2021
From AFE Survivor to AFE Activist: An Interview with Miranda Klassen
Miranda Klassen is the Executive Director of the Amniotic Fluid Embolism Foundation, a non-profit advocacy and research organization she founded in 2008 after surviving an AFE during the birth of her son. Miranda is also an investigator for the Amniotic...
07.07.2021
Why Checklists Matter in Obstetric Emergencies
In healthcare, a chaotic approach to emergencies is often accepted as normal. When you try to implement things that take the chaos out of the emergency, it is not unusual to meet resistance. So what are the benefits and...
06.23.2021
An Obstetric Sepsis Case Study
By popular request, we explore a sepsis case study in this episode. Listen as Dr. Stephanie Martin and Suzanne McMurtry Baird take you through the case of a postpartum woman with sepsis.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their...
06.09.2021
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Part 2: Labor and Birth
In this episode we follow up on our peripartum cardiomyopathy patient and discuss how to maximize cardiac function and prepare for potential complications in anticipation of delivery.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for...
05.26.2021
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Part 1: Presentation and Diagnosis
In this episode we present a case and discuss common presentation for peripartum cardiomyopathy and how to evaluate women suspected of having peripartum cardiomyopathy.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically ill...
05.12.2021
Mitral Stenosis in Pregnancy: Antepartum and Intrapartum Care
In this episode, we discuss a case of a woman with Mitral Stenosis, following her through her pregnancy and delivery. We highlight the key management principles in an easy to understand way.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their...
04.28.2021
Using Simulation to Prepare for a Pregnant Woman with Complex Cardiac Disease
Preparing to care for a pregnant woman with complex cardiac disease can be a daunting task. Listen as Stephanie, Julie, and Suzanne share their experience and provide guidance on how simulation can help your preparations.The experts at Clinical Concepts in...
04.21.2021
Preparing Nurses to Care for the Pregnant Patient with Cardiac Disease
Preparing to care for a pregnant woman with complex cardiac disease can be a daunting task. Listen as Stephanie, Julie, and Suzanne share their experience and provide guidance on how to prepare nurses to care for these complex patients. The...
04.14.2021
Pop Up Podcast: The Importance of Critical Thinking in Obstetrics
Suzanne McMurtry Baird interviews Susan Drummond, RN about how to utilize critical thinking skills to interpret fetal heart rate monitoring. Susan Drummond is a Senior Associate in the Department of OBGyn at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and an AWHONN...
04.07.2021
Pop Up Podcast: Special Considerations of the Critically Ill Postpartum Patient
Suzanne McMurtry Baird and Stephanie Martin discuss key things to know when caring for a critically ill postpartum patient in an ICU.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women to...
03.31.2021
Vital Signs are Vital
Suzanne McMurtry Baird and Stephanie Martin share their insight on early recognition of vital sign abnormalities. The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women to discuss the challenges encountered...
03.24.2021
Antepartum Assessment of the Pregnant Cardiac Patient: An Interview with Afshan Hameed, MD
In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Martin interviews Dr. Afshan Hameed, an expert in Maternal Fetal medicine and Cardiology. They discuss how to assess the pregnant patient with cardiac disease and how to distinguish potential cardiac issues form normal pregnancy complaints.The...
03.17.2021
Plan of Care for the Pregnant and Postpartum Cardiac Patient
This episode provides an overview of planning to care for a woman with cardiac disease during her pregnancy, birth and postpartum course. The principles reviewed here are applicable to all types of cardiac disease and include which key issues need...
03.10.2021
Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy: A Review of the Fundamentals
This episode reviews the how pregnancy affects the woman with cardiac disease and vice versa. We also discuss acquired and congenital lesions and review the basics of some of the most common cardiac conditions in pregnancy.The experts at Clinical Concepts...
03.03.2021
Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy: Kick Off Episode
In this season of the Critical Care Obstetrics Podcast, we will be addressing a variety of topics surrounding cardiac disease in the pregnant woman. We are also introducing the Pop Up Podcast which will appear throughout the season and include...

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The Critical Care Obstetrics Podcast episodes:

Informed Consent is More Than a Piece of Paper

Practical Tips for Conducting and Participating in Real Clinical Event Debriefings

Is Obstetric Hemorrhage Different from Trauma? An Interview with Dr Alan Frankfurt

The WAR on Invasive Group A Strep

A-OK for AFE is not AOK

Family Presence During Maternal Resuscitation

Resuscitation from (massive) obstetric hemorrhage: Who, What, When and How

Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Do you have a management plan and protocol?

Would You Recognize Pulmonary Edema in Pregnancy?

Rethinking The Response To Maternal Early Warning Criteria

Another Obstetric Hemorrhage Case and Preventable Outcome

How to Use the Chain of Command

Debriefing to improve team performance: A discussion with Dr Lou Halamek

Postpartum Hemorrhage: An Unusual Case Study Part 2

Postpartum Hemorrhage: An Unusual Case Study Part 1

Human Factors: What is it and what role does it have in healthcare?

Case Study: A low-risk patient becomes high-risk and critically ill.

Thoughts on Preparing OB Units for a Disaster: A Discussion with Dr Kay Daniels

Anemia in Pregnancy is Not Normal: Part 2

Anemia in Pregnancy is Not Normal: Part 1

Obstetric Life Support

Let's Talk About Magnesium

When is your patient saying SCANME?

Perinatal Stroke: Would You Have Recognized the Signs?

An Interview with Kayleigh Summers, The Birth Trauma Mama

Maternal Mortality in the US: What's Happening?

Cardiac Disease or Preeclampsia? An Unusual Case Study

A Peripartum Sepsis Case Study

COVID in Pregnancy Talking Points

Using Deliberate Practice to Improve Performance During Maternal Cardiac Arrest

Seven Steps to Highly Reliable Patient Care

Interview with an Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy Survivor and Midwife

Amniotic Fluid Embolism Part 2: Management and the 3 B's

Amniotic Fluid Embolism Part 3: Using Simulation to Prepare and A Case Discussion

Amniotic Fluid Embolism Part 1: Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis

From AFE Survivor to AFE Activist: An Interview with Miranda Klassen

Why Checklists Matter in Obstetric Emergencies

An Obstetric Sepsis Case Study

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Part 2: Labor and Birth

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Part 1: Presentation and Diagnosis

Mitral Stenosis in Pregnancy: Antepartum and Intrapartum Care

Using Simulation to Prepare for a Pregnant Woman with Complex Cardiac Disease

Preparing Nurses to Care for the Pregnant Patient with Cardiac Disease

Pop Up Podcast: The Importance of Critical Thinking in Obstetrics

Pop Up Podcast: Special Considerations of the Critically Ill Postpartum Patient

Vital Signs are Vital

Antepartum Assessment of the Pregnant Cardiac Patient: An Interview with Afshan Hameed, MD

Plan of Care for the Pregnant and Postpartum Cardiac Patient

Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy: A Review of the Fundamentals

Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy: Kick Off Episode

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