Why You and Your Care Provider Must Decide Everything Together

Published: Jan. 6, 2021, 5 a.m.

OB-GYN and maternal fetal medicine specialist Dr. Brad Bootstaylor talks with Adriana Lozada about how vital it is to establish shared-decision making with your care provider. Plus: why no one should roll their eyes at your birth plan.

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