Dr. Shannon M. Clark, MD, FACOG

you're in a hospital setting or a birth center setting. So I can imagine having someone cover for that period of time in a birth center or in a hospital will take a toll. The most I will do now is probably about 36 hours. And that's very, very rare. But it's not always that I'm clinically active, taking care of patients on labor delivery.

You have to be careful in what you're doing as far as what your call shifts are going to look like. There are some surgical specialties or even medical specialties where they may be on call from home for the weekend, but they're at home. So it's a little bit different. I can imagine being in a birth center setting or a hospital setting for two to three days. That's a lot.

You have to be careful in what you're doing as far as what your call shifts are going to look like. There are some surgical specialties or even medical specialties where they may be on call from home for the weekend, but they're at home. So it's a little bit different. I can imagine being in a birth center setting or a hospital setting for two to three days. That's a lot.

You have to be careful in what you're doing as far as what your call shifts are going to look like. There are some surgical specialties or even medical specialties where they may be on call from home for the weekend, but they're at home. So it's a little bit different. I can imagine being in a birth center setting or a hospital setting for two to three days. That's a lot.

I don't know that I could do that.

I don't know that I could do that.

I don't know that I could do that.

It was hard to listen to. It's almost like watching a medical TV drama and you're screaming at TV. But this was real life. And listen, I'm not here to say that giving birth in a hospital is perfect and we have no issues. We do. But my overall feeling is that being in a birth center is for patients that are lower risk. And that means throughout their pregnancy, all the way coming up to delivery.

It was hard to listen to. It's almost like watching a medical TV drama and you're screaming at TV. But this was real life. And listen, I'm not here to say that giving birth in a hospital is perfect and we have no issues. We do. But my overall feeling is that being in a birth center is for patients that are lower risk. And that means throughout their pregnancy, all the way coming up to delivery.

It was hard to listen to. It's almost like watching a medical TV drama and you're screaming at TV. But this was real life. And listen, I'm not here to say that giving birth in a hospital is perfect and we have no issues. We do. But my overall feeling is that being in a birth center is for patients that are lower risk. And that means throughout their pregnancy, all the way coming up to delivery.

And if they're getting care in pregnancy that's maybe not what it should be, and then they're delivering in a birth center setting, that just compounds on the potential for complications. With a couple of these stories, I saw red flags in their antenatal care and their prenatal care. And then now they're in a birth center.

And if they're getting care in pregnancy that's maybe not what it should be, and then they're delivering in a birth center setting, that just compounds on the potential for complications. With a couple of these stories, I saw red flags in their antenatal care and their prenatal care. And then now they're in a birth center.

And if they're getting care in pregnancy that's maybe not what it should be, and then they're delivering in a birth center setting, that just compounds on the potential for complications. With a couple of these stories, I saw red flags in their antenatal care and their prenatal care. And then now they're in a birth center.

I wish that some things had been picked up earlier on and they could have gotten those medical consults earlier on in their pregnancy that were needed. Maybe things could have been avoided. If they're not getting all the information they need, or full transparency, that's not allowing them to make an informed decision. And I feel like that was what was at play as well.

I wish that some things had been picked up earlier on and they could have gotten those medical consults earlier on in their pregnancy that were needed. Maybe things could have been avoided. If they're not getting all the information they need, or full transparency, that's not allowing them to make an informed decision. And I feel like that was what was at play as well.

I wish that some things had been picked up earlier on and they could have gotten those medical consults earlier on in their pregnancy that were needed. Maybe things could have been avoided. If they're not getting all the information they need, or full transparency, that's not allowing them to make an informed decision. And I feel like that was what was at play as well.

We are choosing to give birth to our babies in this setting. We should be able to trust that what we're being told is the truth and that they're telling us everything we need to know. That's whether it's in a birth center or a hospital setting. But in a birth center setting, the risk are higher because if something goes wrong, time is everything.

We are choosing to give birth to our babies in this setting. We should be able to trust that what we're being told is the truth and that they're telling us everything we need to know. That's whether it's in a birth center or a hospital setting. But in a birth center setting, the risk are higher because if something goes wrong, time is everything.

We are choosing to give birth to our babies in this setting. We should be able to trust that what we're being told is the truth and that they're telling us everything we need to know. That's whether it's in a birth center or a hospital setting. But in a birth center setting, the risk are higher because if something goes wrong, time is everything.

Whether it's a maternal complication or a fetal or neonatal complication,