by Alan Lindemann, M.D. USA Today has written a series of articles on the high rate of maternal deaths in the United States. In conjunction with this series, USA Today has produced a two-page check list Advocate for Yourself: Lifesaving Tips for a Safer Birth. The notion of advocating for yourself is an important one,…
by Alan Lindemann, M.D. Few times in our lives do we encounter better outcomes than we anticipate. I have been very fortunate in that when I was called upon to teach, I found I liked it much more than I ever thought I could. I found my practice to be more than I had ever…
My name is Dr. Alan Lindemann and I am taking this opportunity with this blog to speak up about a topic often in the news these days—maternal mortality. Why am I discussing this topic instead of a professor of obstetrics at a well-known medical school? Or a committee member on some board charged with getting…