#48 Pregnancy & COVID-19 with Viveka Prakash-Zawisza, MD

Recorded Wednesday, January 20,  2021. 

Our guest today is Dr. Prakash-Zawisza, an obstetrician-gynecologist who currently serves as the Medical Director of the MassHealth Payment and Care Delivery Innovation Division and is the president-elect of the National Perinatal Association.

She joins us to discuss being pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic—she is expecting her second baby—and shares her recommendations for preparing for a baby’s arrival, including the types of support parents might set up for themselves. She also offers her perspectives on the COVID-19 vaccine.

You can learn more about Dr. Prakash-Zawisza's work with the National Perinatal Association at nationalperinatal.org.