Tag: routine prenatal care

  • Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in Pregnancy

    Hi, I’m Michelle Kominiarek, a Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Today, I’m going to discuss how I counsel a patient about a positive Group B streptococcus or GBS result. At your last visit, we did a GBS rectovaginal culture, which is a test we do routinely in pregnant women around 36 weeks gestation.…

  • C-section Postpartum Discharge Instructions

    This is Dr. Mike Socol from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. And I am going to be going through a simulation, talking to a postpartum patient who has had a caesarian section and is now going home on postpartum day three. So we’re going to go talk…

  • New Ob clinic appointment

    Dr. Donelan: Hi, I’m Dr. Donelan. I’m a generalist OB-GYN at Northwestern, and this is how I counsel for a first prenatal visit. Hi [patient name], I’m Dr. Donelan. Mock patient: Hi. Dr. Donelan: It’s so nice to meet you. Mock patient: Nice to meet you too. Dr. Donelan: So tell me a little bit…

  • Elective Primary C-Section

    This is Dr. Mike Socol, I’m a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. And today in my office, I’m going to be talking to a patient who is pregnant for the first time, who is 32 weeks of gestation, and she is concerned about route of delivery because both…

  • Prenatal Genetic Testing

    This is Dr. Maura Quinlan, I’m a Generalist OB/GYN and Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern, and this is how I counsel a new OB patient about genetic testing, particularly a patient under 35. So, congratulations. There’s a variety of tests that we’ll do today for you that we do…

  • Routine New OB Clinic Visit

    This is Mike Socol. I’m a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. And what I am going to be talking about is a simulated first prenatal visit of an otherwise, uncomplicated patient. To discuss those things that I have found valuable in my career. So, what I’m doing is…