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  • I?m an OB-GYN treating women with Zika: This is what it?s like

    I?m an OB-GYN treating women with Zika: This is what it?s like

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    Christine Curry
    Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Miami

    August 5, 2016 11.28am EDT

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    I teach and practice obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Miami Hospital and Jackson Memorial Hospital, and I treat pregnant women who have been infected with Zika: so far over a dozen women. We began preparing to care for infected women in January. Now, it is part of the daily care we provide. And with first known cases of local mosquito-borne transmission in the continental U.S. reported in Wynwood, a neighborhood in Miami, the risk has become even more real.

    How am I, and other doctors who care for pregnant women, dealing with this new disease?
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    Full article:
    Physicians like me are learning about Zika along with our patients. This takes a dose of humility on our part and an understanding from our patients that we learn something new every single day.
    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela
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