Anna Whelan MD FACOG

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Obstetricians with Personal Experience of Birth Trauma - PubMed · Birthing OBGYNs experience psychological BT at similar rates to the general population.. · OBGYNs who experience personal BT may experience PTSSs at work.. · Further research on the prevalence of pe...

30% of OBGYNs who have personally given birth report they felt their birth was traumatic.
It’s long past time to address patient experience of pregnancy and delivery. Shout out to those birth workers trying to make it better.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39467581/

As a mom of toddlers this is not surprising 😂

This week I saw patients who needed:
-an abortion
-genetic testing
-care for placenta Accreta
-cerclage
-repeat cesarean

I love that I am able to provide this care as an MFM