Episode 4.1 Maternal Deaths Pre-Roe, This is Going to Hurt, Caffeine, Covid, and Navajo Sterilizations

In this episode, we discuss routine use of LDH and uric acid in evaluation of hypertension. Plus, new studies about caffeine use during pregnancy, the efficacy of home visits to pregnant patients, and the declining value of mammography. We also discuss emergency contraception and birth control in a world post Dobbs and how many women died of illegal abortions before Roe. Finally, we discuss forced sterilization of Native American women as depicted in Dark Winds and Adam Kay's book, This Is Going to Hurt. Follow us on Instagram @thinkingaboutobgyn.