The Critical Care Obstetrics Podcast
Your trusted resource for everything to do with high-risk and critical care obstetrics. Our experienced, interprofessional team shares insights from years of practice, simulation, and team training—making complex topics simple and easy to understand. Sometimes it’s just us, sometimes it’s guests, and sometimes it’s case reviews—always with the goal of helping you provide the best care. Thanks for listening!
Episodes
In this episode of The Critical Care Obstetrics Podcast, Dr. Stephanie Martin sits down with Dr. Lexi Hill, an MFM specialist delivering high-risk pregnancy care via Telehealth to rural communities across the country.
They discuss:
✅ The realities of practicing MFM remotely
✅ Gaps in rural obstetric care
✅ What every clinician should know about managing high-risk pregnancies when specialists aren’t on site
The e...
- In this episode Stephanie and Suzanne discuss acute onset of anxiety in an OB patient. They will also talk about possible pathology of anxiety and the possibility as a warning sign of compromise.
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 vulnerable women.
Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medica...
In this episode, Julie, Suzanne, and Stephanie answer the listeners' questions regarding acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and Cardiomyopathy. These 2 diagnoses can appear with similar symptoms.
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 vulnerable women.
Dr Stephanie Martin is the Me...
In this episode, Julie, Stephanie, and Suzanne answer the listeners question of how to differentiate between signs, symptoms, and diagnosis of an AFE v. a PE
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 vulnerable women.
Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics a...
Julie Arafeh and Dr. Stephanie Martin discuss 3 commonly encountered issues with communication during obstetric emergencies.
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 vulnerable women.
Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a Maternal Fetal Medicine...
In this episode Stephanie talks with HeHe Stewart, a Birth Doula aiming to help women avoid birth trauma & prepare for a confident and informed hospital birth. She has her own podcast The Birth Lounge and an active social media presence educating women about all things birth related. We talk about what it takes to become a Doula and the role a Doula can play in high-risk or critical illness situation. She explains challenges sh...
Julie, Stephanie and Suzanne address listener questions posted about hypertensive disorders. We address questions about treatment of refractory severe hypertension, medication protocols, use of magnesium and delivery timing questions.
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 vulnerable women.
Dr S...
Julie, Stephanie and Suzanne address listener questions posted about obstetric hemorrhage. We talk about transfusion thresholds, vital signs in hemorrhage, QBL, postpartum monitoring and many other aspects of hemorrhage management and recognition.
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 vulnerabl...
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 vulnerable women.
Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist with expertise in critical care obstetrics.
Suzanne McMurtry Baird, DNP, RN is the Nursing Director for Clinical Conc...
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 vulnerable women.
Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a Maternal Fetal M...
In this episode, Julie Arafeh and Suzanne McMurtry Baird discuss scope of services for obstetrics. A scope of services outlines the patients you will care for and those who would be transferred or transported to a higher level of care. This information also drives your training and education programs.
The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women to discuss ...
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 vulnerable women.
Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist with expertise in critical care obstetrics.
Suzanne McMurtry Baird, DNP, RN is the Nursing Director for Clinical Conc...
In this episode, Suzanne and Stephanie talk about how to be prepared and manage an eclamptic patient. We give 3 scenarios of eclampsia to stimulate thought about where and how you would manage.
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 vulnerable women.
Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director f...
Dr Stephanie Martin talks with Andrea, a patient, survivor of postpartum septic shock and advocate. Hear her incredible story and decide how you would have handled things differently.
https://www.endsepsis.org/about-rory-staunton/
https://www.cdc.gov/hearher/maternal-warning-signs/index.html
https://www.mommasvoices.org/
The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experi...
In the last vital signs are vital series, Dr. Stephanie Martin and Suzanne McMurtry Baird discuss maternal temperature. Understand the WHY and conditions of hypothermia and hyperthermia.
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 vulnerable women.
Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Cli...
Dr. Stephanie Martin and Suzanne McMurtry Baird discuss the technology of pulse oximetry. Understand the WHY of SpO2 values.
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 vulnerable women.
Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a Maternal Fetal Medicine spec...
In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Martin and Dr. Suzanne McMurtry Baird discuss the importance of taking a respiratory rate and understanding the WHY of a low or high rate.
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 vulnerable women.
Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in...
This is the 2nd podcast in our series on Vital Signs are Vital. Tune in to hear Dr. Stephanie Martin and Dr. Suzanne McMurtry Baird discussing blood pressure. We will go over hypotension, hypertension, and understanding the WHY.
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 vulnerable women.
Dr Stephan...
This is the first episode in our series "Vital Signs are Vital". In this episode we discuss the significance of heart rate in the assessment of vital signs.
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 vulnerable women.
Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in O...
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 vulnerable women.
Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist with expertise in critical care obstetrics.
Suzanne McMurtry Baird, DNP, RN is the Nursing Director for Clinical Conc...
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