LIFE IS THE PROBLEM.
I GET IT THAT I DON'T HAVE THE
ANSWER, BUT IT IS SOMETHING
RESEARCHERS WILL LOOK AT, FOR
SURE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT EXPECTANT
MOTHERS.
TALK ABOUT STRESS.
IMAGINE BEING IN THE PANDEMIC
AND EXPECTING A BABY AND TRYING
TO PREPARE?
IT'S EVERYTHING FROM PRENATAL
CARE, TO QUESTIONS ABOUT BREAST-
FEEDING.
WE HAVE DR. ANNA DRURY WITH US
FROM THE MOTHER BABY CENTER.
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE PREGNANT,
WHEN YOU COME IN AND DELIVER
THE BABY OR THE RULES FOR WHEN
YOU GO FOR YOUR PRENATAL DOCTOR
APPOINTMENTS?
OBVIOUSLY, COVID HAS
IMPACTED EVERYONE IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND PRENATAL CARE AND
EXPECTANT MOTHERS ARE NO
EXCEPTION.
AT ALLINA HEALTH, WE'VE TRIED
AT THE THE MOTHER BABY CENTER
TO TAKE STEPS TO MAKE SURE
MOTHERS GET PRENATAL CARE TO
DELIVER IN A SAFE WAY.
WE DO COVID TESTING BEFORE
DELIVERY AND MEASURES TO TRY TO
HELP KEEP MOTHERS AND FAMILIES
AND STAFF SAFE.
RIGHT NOW, DURING LABOR AND
DELIVERY, WOMEN ARE ALLOWED ONE
FAMILY MEMBER OR SUPPORT
PERSON.
AS IT HAS IMPROVED, WE RELAXED
THE CLINIC GUIDELINES.
LAST WEEK, WE WERE ALLOWED TO
BRING ONE FAMILY MEMBER OR
PERSON TO THE ULTRASOUND AND
OFFICE APPOINTMENTS.
IT HAS BEEN NICE TO MEET THE
PEOPLE THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT TO
OUR PATIENTS AND ENCOURAGING
STEPS FORWARD AS THE PANDEMIC
IS CHANGING AND HOPEFULLY WILL
IMPROVE IN THE COMING MONTHS.
HOW INTERESTING.
THAT IS WELCOMED FOR THE
CLINICIANS WORKING THERE TO SEE
THAT SUPPORT NETWORK.
IT'S TOUGH.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DECISION-
MAKING PROCESS, SOMETHING THAT
YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON.
WE KNOW PARENTS ARE MAKING A
CHOICE BETWEEN MIDWIFE OR OBGYN
OR DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
TELL US WHAT THE DIFFERENCES
ARE FOR MOMS IN THAT
CIRCUMSTANCE.
OBGYNs AND MIDWIVES ARE
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WITH
SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN WOMEN'S
HEALTH CARE, PREGNANCY AND THE
DELIVERY PROCESS.
OBGYNs HAVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING
TO PERFORM PROCEDURES LIKE A
CESAREAN, IF NEEDED.
WE WORK CLOSELY IN THE HOSPITAL
AND CLINIC AND I HAVE MIDWIVES
THAT I CALL MY COLLEAGUES.
I'M HAPPY AND PROUD TO WORK
WITH THEM AND PEOPLE WITH LOW
RISK PREGNANCIES, THAT CHOICE IS
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO
FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR
PRENATAL CARE PROVIDER AND THAT
YOU HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP.
CERTAIN MOMS WITH HIGH-RISK
PREGNANCIES NEED ADDITIONAL
MONITORING AND TESTING.
FOR THOSE WOMEN, DURING SHARED
CARE BETWEEN THE OBGYN AND
MIDWIFE, WE SEE THE OBGYN AND
THAT IT MAY BE THE BEST OPTION.
IT'S GOOD TO CHECK IN WITH THE
PERSON YOU START WITH TO SAY,
IS THIS A REASONABLE OPTION?
BETWEEN THE TWO, WE CAN MAKE
THAT DECISION TOGETHER.
WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE YOU
GIVING PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPECTING
OR BREAST-FEEDING, WHEN IT
COMES TO THE VACCINE?
THIS IS A GREAT QUESTION AND
I GET THIS IN THE CLINIC ONCE
PER DAY.
GETTING A COVID INFECTION WHILE
PREGNANT, YOU ARE MORE LIKELY
TO END UP IN THE HOSPITAL OR
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND NEED A
BREATHING TUBE.
WE WANT TO AVOID THIS.
BASED ON THE MRNA VACCINE, IT
SHOULD THEORETICALLY BE SAFE IN
PREGNANCY BUT HASN'T BEEN
STUDIED IN THAT POPULATION YET.
I HOPE THOSE STUDIES WILL COME
MORE THOROUGHLY.
I TELL PATIENTS IT'S
INDIVIDUALIZED, BASED ON YOUR
PERSONAL RISK OF GETTING COVID
AND DEPENDING ON YOUR JOB OR
FAMILY SITUATION AND HOW
COMFORTABLE YOU FEEL GETTING A
VACCINE THAT SHOULD HAVE NO
PROBLEMS OR IMPACT ON YOUR
PREGNANCY.
WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.
I DO RECOMMENDED FOR WOMEN
BREAST-FEEDING AND LACTATING,
FOR SURE.
DR. DREWRY FROM THE THE
MOTHER BABY CENTER, THANK YOU
FOR BEING WITH US.
TONIGHT ON OUR NEWS AT 5:00
AND 6:00, WE START A
PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL TO ENSURE ALL PATIENTS,
REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY
CAN GET SERVICES THEY NEED.
FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS ON MID-
CHAWLA THAT WILL HIGHLIGHT THE
CARE THAT BRIGHTER TOGETHER
WILL HELP TO PROVIDE.
YOU CAN SEE INFORMATION ABOUT
DONATING.
YOU CAN START RIGHT NOW.