The Obstetrics Podcast

Jami Walker, VP of Maternal Health Access at Ob Hospitalist Group, discusses the challenges rural hospitals face in providing quality women's health services. Jami shares insights on maternity care deserts, impacts of closing labor and delivery units, and effective solutions for staffing and comprehensive maternity care.

One of the main reasons OB/GYNs become OB hospitalists is for better balance in their personal and professional lives. Full time means seven to eight 24-hour shifts each month with flexible scheduling and no call coverage or office management. OB hospitalists have time for fun with family and friends while still making a huge difference in the lives of women and babies.

Doctors and midwives are invaluable complements for any care team, especially during pregnancy. From childbirth to emergency surgery to everything in between, many women work with both to get the best care possible. Learn how Certified Nurse Midwives, or CNMs, and OB/GYN physicians collaborate in labor and delivery to provide the best hospital patient care.

The focus of our podcast episode today is all about OB hospitalists – If you’re an OB/GYN and you’re considering OB hospitalist medicine as a career, you probably have lots of questions and maybe even some concerns. Our guests today are both OB hospitalists and they’re here to share what it’s really like to work as an OB hospitalist.

Dr. Vallejo is going to talk to us about the collaboration that occurs between OB hospitalists and the emergency department and how the collaboration improves maternal care.

Tune in to learn more about the important work of FQHCs and hospitals in promoting equitable access to healthcare and building healthier communities.

What started as a side gig for Dr. Rebecca Cisneros became her full-time career after her fellowship. Hear her story about becoming an early career OB hospitalist.

Blessing Hospital’s labor and delivery model was reactionary. When an OB patient arrived, a nurse performed an assessment and called to report to one of the eight community OBs. Typically, the OB would not come to the hospital unless it was a catastrophic situation. There was no real structure or consistency to this model, nor was policy that physicians had to see the patients. I

With growing pressures on hospitals to address maternal mortality and implement standard labor and delivery protocols, today's OB hospitalist role is expanding. Not only are OB hospitalists providing 24/7 care and partnering with community physicians, but they are also evolving to become maternal safety champions of the entire labor and delivery unit.

Dr. Stephen Bashuk discusses the important relationship between OB/GYNs and Certified Nurse-Midwives, or CNMs, providing his perspective as an OB hospitalist who works with both hospital-based CNMs and community CNMs.