Tips for pregnant women during a pandemic from a pregnant OBGYN

West Boca Medical Center OBGYN Dr. Sharise Richardson is 31 weeks pregnant and has some advice for patients.

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A LOCAL,*PREGNAN*O-B-G-Y-N IS RIGHT THERE WITHYOU AND OFFERING HER ADVICE.(NATS) PREGNANT ANDPRACTICING.

ITUNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES.BUT NOW THATTRUE&DURING A PANDEMIC.

1:06ITEXPERIENCE.

I AM NOT IMMUNE TOSOME OF THE STRESSES ANDANXIETIES THAT MOMS ARETHINKING OF RIGHT NOW.

DR.SHARISE RICHARDSON IS 31 WEEKSPREGNANT.

SHESON STAFF WEST BOCA MEDICALCENTER, SEEING PATIENTS ANDDELIVERING BABIES.

1:22 MYMEDICAL TRAINING DOES GIVE MEA LITTLE MORE PERSPECTIVE ANDTHAT ALLOWS ME TO BE ABLE TOWORK AND NOT FEEL TOO ANXIOUS.DR. RICHARDSON IS NO STRANGERTO BEING PREGNANT IN DIFFICULTTIMES&HER FIRST BABY WAS BORNDURING THE ZIKA OUTBREAK.

NOWTAKING EXTRA STEPS TO HONORHER COMMITMENT TO HER PATIENTSWHILE KEEPING HER FAMILY SAFE.4:20 I COME HOME AND TAKE WHATMY HUSBAND CALLS MYDECONTAMINATION BATH.

LEAVE MYCLOTHES OUTSIDE, SHOES OUTSIDESHE SAYS THE QUESTIONS FROMPREGNANT WOMEN ARE PLENTIFULRIGHT NOW.

1:55 FIRST ANDFOREMOST I TELL MY MOMS TOTAKE A DEEP BREATH, RIGHT?

YOUARE IN GOOD HANDS BUTT TO:4:39 THE NUMBER ONE FEELING IGET IS ANXIETY.

THERE IS A BITOF FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN SHESAYS THE ANXIETY ALSO STEMSFROM NOT KNOWING IF A SUPPORTPERSON WILL BE ALLOWED IN THEHOSPITAL.

SO FAR THE ANSWER ISYES.

5:59 EVERYONE IN THEROOM, INCLUDING THEMSELVESWILL HAVE A MASK ON.

THATMAKES THEM FEEL BETTER .

ITA FEELING THE HOSPITALACKNOWLEDGES.

4:59 PEOPLECOMING TO US AT A WONDERFULTIME AND AN ANXIOUS TIME.

BUTTTO: CEO GEORGE RIZZUTO/ WESTBOCA MEDICAL CENTER 2:23 OURHOSPITAL IS SAFE AND CLEAN BUTIT HAS TAKEN A LOT OF RIGOR INREGARD TO PROTOCOLS DR.RICHARDSON STICKING TO THEPROTOCOLS TO DELIVER BABIES ASSAFELY AS POSSIBLE AND HAVE HEROWN THERE IN JUST WEEKS.

3:17FOR ME, ITDAY BY DAY.

I THINK THAT ALLWE HAVE IS THE DAY.

TORYDUNNAN.

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