Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist Dr. Brad Bootstaylor, Founder of See Baby Maternity Center and Author of Shared Decision Making brings powerful insight into issues in a pregnant woman that make her high risk and could adversely affect her or her baby. In this episode, we explore some of the reasons why your minority doctor that has taken care of you for years is suddenly and unceremoniously not seen around the hospital anymore. #MaternalFetalMedicine #DrBradBootstaylor #SeeBabyMaternityCenter #SharedDecisionMaking #minoritydoctor #highriskpregnancyTimestamps:(00:45) Issues that make a mother sick or lead to a demise (03:30) Hypertension in pregnant women (5:50) Complications of uncontrolled blood pressure (08:17) Cardiomyopathy (11:47) High risks conditions in pregnant women (15:45) Becoming a perinatologist(18:17) Barriers in providing care (21:50) Caste system (26:02) Shared decision making (31:50) Empowering women to obtain health care (35:30) Holding providers accountable(43:55) Minority physicians and support (45:57) Burnout and moral injury(52:15) Summary (55:55) A question for Dr. Sogade 

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