Healthful Woman Podcast
Critical Care for Pregnant Women – with Dr. Stephanie Martin
Episode 38
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46m
In the second episode of the mini series, Dr. Tara Shirazian joins Dr. Fox to talk about "Saving Mothers," a nonprofit which she founded to improve maternal health worldwide. In this episode, Dr. Shirazian explains her background and education and why she is passionate about global health. She discusses her experience as an OBGYN and why she “always cared a lot about the access [to healthcare] of the underserved communities.”
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