OB/GYN Clinics

I shadowed two OBGYN clinics where I helped take weights, do pap smears, measure the belly of pregnant women, feel for the babies position within the womb, and find and listen to the heart rates of the babies. This was nice because I was able to apply my knowledge from shadowing a pediatrician at Denver Health (DH) in understanding topics like breastfeeding, bilirubin levels, etc. The pediatrician I shadowed at DH was also bilingual so I was able to apply Spanish terms I picked up from shadowing to understanding the clinics in Nicaragua. I was also able to observe multiple caesarean sections. It was a fantastic experience to watch being as though it takes literal seconds to get the baby out. I also observed the aftercare of the babies once they were born which was super informative. I also was educated on the fact that in Nicaragua women that do not have caesarean sections do not have the option to have an epidural. This is because the quantity of pregnancies is so high in Nicaragua that it would be too expensive to offer for every pregnancy.