Policies vs Practice: Why They Don't Match (and Why That Matters)

### Key Takeaways - Policies must be easily accessible to all healthcare providers. - Understanding the difference between policies, guidelines, and protocols is crucial for effective patient care. - Ongoing training and communication are necessary for ensuring that clinical staff can effectively implement policies. The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women to discuss the challenges encountered in caring for these vulnerable women. Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist with expertise in critical care obstetrics. Suzanne McMurtry Baird, DNP, RN is the Nursing Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics with many years of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women. Julie Arafeh, RN, MS is the Simulation Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a leading expert in simulation. Critical Care Obstetrics Academy:

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Policies vs Practice: Why They Don't Match (and Why That Matters) is an episode from The Critical Care Obstetrics Podcast by Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics .

This episode is 48:55 long.

This episode was published on Apr 13, 2026.

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