Treatment of Pregnant Patients: Preconception to Postpartum

07/10/08 • 0 min

Guest: Karen Rosene-Montella, MD
Host: Lisa Mazzullo, MD

The physiological changes that occur in pregnancy often present a series of clinical obstacles. What conditions should most concern us? How can pre-conception education ease the process? Dr. Karen Rosene-Montella, professor of medicine and obstetrics and gynecology at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and principal author of Medical Care of the Pregnant Patient, talks with host Dr. Lisa Mazzullo about treating this challenging patient population.

Guest: Karen Rosene-Montella, MD
Host: Lisa Mazzullo, MD

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