Clinical Clerkship: Perinatology

Catalog description

This four-week clerkship allows students to work on a perinatology service. Students will acquire knowledge of the principles of high risk obstetrics and gain skills in the management of medical and surgical complications of pregnancy. Opportunities are provided for following patients on labor and delivery, and assisting in deliveries. Experience in ultrasound, amneniocentesis, and fetal blood sampling is incorporated.