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Dr. Heidi Weaver
Dr. Kimberly Ma

Kimberly K. Ma, MD

Faculty Contact, Director, Antepartum Sub-I

Dr. Alyssa Stephenson-Famy

Alyssa Stephenson-Famy, MD

Assistant Director, Antepartum Sub-I

 

UW Medical Center

1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195

Credentialing

Please contact the clerkship administrator at obclerk@uw.edu for more information and permission to take the course.

overview

2 students/section

Students are required to sign up for 2 L&D weekend call shifts during this course.

Tips for Antepartum Services, Courtesy of Elizabeth Clark, MS4

course objectives

  1. The student will understand the effect of common medical diseases on the course of pregnancy and the effect of pregnancy on the course of common medical diseases (i.e., hypertension, diabetes, collagen vascular disease, cardiac disease, asthma, etc).
  2. The student will identify multiple causes of preterm birth, be able to evaluate patients with threatened preterm labor, and discuss the treatment options, and counseling that is relevant for patients with this condition.
  3. The student will demonstrate the ability to manage diabetes in pregnancy.
  4. The student will demonstrate skills in triage of multiple critical patients simultaneously, multi-tasking, working with multi-disciplinary teams in antepartum care.
  5. The student will appreciate the breadth and depth of the specialty of perinatal medicine.