Dr. Chapa’s OBGYN Clinical Pearls

🌞🌞IT IS SUMMER!! 👏👏 Are sunscreens safe to use during pregnancy? What does ACOG say? In this session, we will review the ACOG practice statement as well as provide some SUN-SAFE 🌞🌞tips for pregnant women during summertime!👍👍

Turmeric is an edible root used in cooking. It’s powdered into a bright yellow spice popular in Asian cuisine. Turmeric also has a history of medicinal use. It contains an active compound, curcumin, that has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Research has found that curcumin has the potential to improve a number of health conditions — including depression. This includes mild depression and even major depressive disorder (MDD). In this podcast, we will review the data as it applies to major depression as well as postpartum depression. ( NOTE: Although this podcast provides a summary of the supplement CURCUMEN, this podcast does not represent a paid endorsement for this or any other supplemental product).

Just a brief hiatus!

What is the mechanism by which elevated hemoglobin A-1C causes birth defects? Is there a “cut off“ level for this affect? Let’s look at the data.

Maternal cardiac arrest… a devastating condition! Techniques for maternal resuscitation have changed, even from when I was a resident. 30° left lateral tilt is no longer recommended by the American heart Association during CPR. Manual left uterine displacement is preferred! We’ll talk about this, as well as cover the basics of maternal cardiac resuscitation in this session. (Reference: AHA Scientific statement on cardiac arrest in pregnancy).

Weight gain is commonly cited as a side effect of combination oral contraception, and is amount the top reasons for pill discontinuation. Do birth control pills make women gain weight? Where did this perception come from? What does the data show? In this session we will review systematic reviews and the Cochran database regarding this subject.

(Part 3): The Finale of our 3-Part series! Remember when you would have done anything to get into medical school, and cried/struggled to get that perfect residency?! Remember why you started! This brief session will wrap up our 3- part “mini-series” on THRIVE. (ERRATA: In part 2, we attributed the famed “The man in the arena” excerpt to Churchill. The author was not Churchill, but Theodore Roosevelt...with apologies to former Pres. Roosevelt.)

(Part 2): Take the challenge! This is Principle #2 in our “mini-series”. It is easy to fall into a trap of “the routine“, and the mundane. Doing so leads to dissatisfaction and frustration. Great medical leaders in the past, innovators, and countless historical figures broke out of the routine, took the challenge, and changed history forever. So… Are you up to the challenge? (Post production ERRATA: In part 2, we attributed the famed “The man in the arena” excerpt to Churchill. The author was not Churchill, but Theodore Roosevelt...with apologies to Former Pres. Roosevelt!)

WARNING: This is my most personal, and passionate podcast yet. In light of the recent CNBC news article regarding physician well-being, this podcast will cover centuries old dogmas PROVEN to make you thrive. What does the historic emperor Marcus Aurelius have in common with leaders like Zig Ziglar, Les Brown, and Stephen R. Covey?... this podcast answers that. BUT, you have been warned! Listening to this podcast has the potential to bring change to your life. The challenge is yours! THRIVE!

For decades, common practice in Labor And Delivery has been to use supplemental maternal oxygen by facemask as a remedy for fetal heart rate decelerations. However, is more oxygen delivery to the fetus actually helpful? Does it change neonatal outcomes? Well… the data is not so clear, and there may be some cause for concern. In this podcast, we will cover the evolving data on the use of supplemental maternal oxygen for fetal heart rate decelerations, and we will briefly touch on supplemental oxygen during the second stage of labor for MATERNAL support.