When a Mother Dies Pt. 2

The conversation also addresses the moral distress clinicians experience when a mother dies. This episode is for anyone who cares for pregnant or postpartum patients and wants to be better prepared—not just clinically, but emotionally and ethically—when the unthinkable happens. It is a reminder that even when we cannot save a life, how we care still matters profoundly. 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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When a Mother Dies Pt. 2 is an episode from The Critical Care Obstetrics Podcast by Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics .

This episode is 42:27 long.

This episode was published on Jan 19, 2026.

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