123 | Pregnancy and Delivery In America with Dr. Fraboni

Curious about healthcare in America, Getting ready for pregnancy? Pregnant and want to optimize your delivery? Dr. Fraboni covers it all! We dive straight into the biases within the healthcare system, especially in the context of pregnancy and labor, and how competition tends to disrupt the power of collaboration between health providers. Dr. Frabroni explores his training with nurses and midwives, and how he has carried forward his early teachings to his practice today. With insufficient access to healthcare for certain groups in America, and increasing numbers of c-sections in the country, Dr. Frabroni discusses the importance of prenatal access with respect to fetal comorbidity, and the necessity of blending fetal monitoring approaches to optimize labor and the health of the baby. Furthermore, Dr. Fabroni offers his insights into the dichotomies between natural birth and c-sections and the importance of being open to respecting the patient’s needs, while educating. He discusses openness and education further in the context of delivery positioning, caloric intake, weight gain, exercises when pregnant, and pelvic floor therapy. Tune into all things pregnancy, prenatal, cross-pollination between providers, and working in hospitals!

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What You Will Learn In This Interview with Dr. Fraboni

4:05 – Biases in different providers

8:28 – Dr. Fabroni’s experience training with nurses & midwives

11:14 – The importance of collaboration

14:22 – Access to healthcare

17:43 – Foetal Monitoring

18:37  – Blending Foetal Approaches

22:15 – Scheduling c-sections

31:40  – Labor in a tub

38:11  – Issues with prenatal access

39:52  – Eating for two?

42:00 – Pregnancy & Exercise

46:57  – Dr. Fraboni’s biggest takeaways

48:52  – Pelvic Floor Therapy

About Dr. Fraboni:

Dr. Fraboni is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota, School of Medicine, Minneapolis campus, in Minneapolis, MN, and is a staff physician and Chief of Staff at M Health Fairview Northland Medical Center, in Princeton, MN.  He received his Medical Degree from the University of Minnesota, School of Medicine, Minneapolis, and completed a residency in Family Medicine at St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Paul, through the University of Minnesota’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health.  Dr. Fraboni also completed a 2 year surgical Fellowship in Maternal-Child Health at Brown University School of Medicine, Providence.

To learn more about Dr. Fabroni and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://jen.health/podcast/123

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