In this episode, Karishma Patel, MD, a Kaiser Permanente physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology who sees patients and delivers babies at Holy Cross Health, discusses what to expect in the delivery room. Topics include what happens in the hospital prior to delivery; options to manage labor pain; the delivery itself; what might happen in the event of a complication; the hours following the birth; the role of a partner in the delivery room; and more.
