Labor of Love: Insights from the Heart of Obstetric Care

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

This podcast explores emerging challenges in maternal and postpartum health. Join Veronica Pimentel, MD, MS, FACOG, a practicing obstetrician–gynecologist, vaccine expert, and pandemic mom, as she delves into these shifts and trends through conversations with new parents and health care professionals.
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S3E5: Preventing Perinatal HIV Transmission: Lessons from the Past

Labor of Love: Insights from the Heart of Obstetric Care

04/18/24 • 39 min

This Labor of Love episode marks the beginning of a two-part exploration into the evolution of HIV care during pregnancy. Haben Debessai, MD, from the CDC Foundation and Rhoda Sperling, MD, FACOG, from Mount Sinai join Labor of Love host Veronica Pimentel, MD, MS, FACOG, to dissect the groundbreaking research that transformed the treatment and discussion of HIV in pregnancy.

S3E4: A Deep Dive into Maternal Vaccines

Labor of Love: Insights from the Heart of Obstetric Care

04/04/24 • 34 min

During the past year, there have been new developments to guidelines for vaccination in pregnancy—most notably the addition of the maternal RSV vaccine. Yvonne Butler Tobah, MD, FACOG, from the Mayo Clinic and Christopher Watson, MD, MPH, from Ascension Sacred Heart join Labor of Love host Veronica Pimentel, MD, MS, FACOG, to explore the latest clinical recommendations and best practices for counseling pregnant patients and addressing their vaccine-related questions and concerns.

S3E6: Preventing Perinatal HIV Transmission: Today’s Landscape

Labor of Love: Insights from the Heart of Obstetric Care

05/02/24 • 45 min

Continuing our two-part series, this season’s final episode tackles the present-day strategies for perinatal HIV care. Rodney Wright, MD, FACOG, from Montefiore-Einstein Medical Center and Susan Gillespie, MD, PhD, from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital join Labor of Love host Veronica Pimentel, MD, MS, FACOG, to dive into current HIV testing, treatment, and lactating guidelines to support health during pregnancy and postpartum.

S1E5: The Mental Health Toll of COVID-19 and Looking to the Future

Labor of Love: Insights from the Heart of Obstetric Care

06/02/22 • 39 min

Our last episode features an important conversation with Katie Pederson about her experience surviving COVID-19 while pregnant and the effect it has had on her mental health. We will then be joined by Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, a board-certified psychiatrist and author specializing in women’s mental health and founder and CEO of Gemma.

S1E4: Dismantling Myths about COVID-19 Maternal Health

Labor of Love: Insights from the Heart of Obstetric Care

05/26/22 • 35 min

Ankita Rao was initially hesitant to get vaccinated while pregnant early in the pandemic. Ankita is the Editor at the Guardian US and discusses her experience of gathering credible information and guidance surrounding vaccination while pregnant. Ankita also shares misinformation she hears as a reporter within online communities around vaccination.

S1E3: Understanding COVID-19 and Fertility

Labor of Love: Insights from the Heart of Obstetric Care

05/19/22 • 33 min

Paige Dempsey is a single mother who got pregnant by undergoing IVF. During her pregnancy, Paige contracted COVID-19. This week, Paige shares her motherhood journey with COVID-19 and how she decided to receive a COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant.

S1E2: Maternal Health Disparities and COVID-19

Labor of Love: Insights from the Heart of Obstetric Care

05/12/22 • 39 min

Kntrice Anadumaka has a powerful story of surviving COVID-19 while pregnant when she was not vaccinated early in the pandemic. In this episode, Kntrice shares about her experience with COVID-19 and vaccinations, as well as her fears and concerns of navigating the health system as a woman of color.

S1E1: COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Safety

Labor of Love: Insights from the Heart of Obstetric Care

05/05/22 • 40 min

Jennifer Gaines became pregnant with her second child early in the pandemic when vaccines were first becoming available. Jennifer is a Certified Nurse Midwife and shares how she made the decision to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

S3E3: Hepatitis in Focus: A Conversation on Screening, Prevention, and Treatment

Labor of Love: Insights from the Heart of Obstetric Care

03/21/24 • 55 min

Hepatitis during pregnancy might feel like a complex case to manage, and ACOG wants to help clinicians support patients with a hepatitis diagnosis. Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE, from Mount Sinai and Tosin Goje, MD, MSCR, FACOG, from Cleveland Clinic join Labor of Love host Veronica Pimentel, MD, MS, FACOG, to shine a light on hepatitis B and C, the two most common forms. They discuss the latest screening recommendations, treatment options, and resources that empower pregnant patients to make informed choices.

S3E2: Syphilis Surge: A Rising Concern in Pregnancy

Labor of Love: Insights from the Heart of Obstetric Care

02/15/24 • 47 min

In the early 2000s syphilis rates in the United States started to increase, raising growing concerns about public health and the effects of syphilis rates on pregnant people. Kate Miele, MD, MA, FACOG, from Emory University, and Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, MAS, FACOG, from Ochsner Health Center, join Labor of Love host Veronica Pimentel, MD, MS, FACOG, to discuss syphilis screening during pregnancy, the latest clinical recommendations, and tips and tools that health care professionals can use to address concerns and anxieties with clarity and compassion.

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The average episode length on Labor of Love: Insights from the Heart of Obstetric Care is 39 minutes.

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Labor of Love: Insights from the Heart of Obstetric Care

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