Finding the right OB/GYN and high risk doctor can be a difficult process for families. When do you ask to speak with a high risk doctor? What can they help you with during a pregnancy? Dr. Jack Fitzsimmons is here to answer these questions and more. Dr. Fitzsimmons grew up in Philadelphia attending both LaSalle College HS and LaSalle University followed by medical school at Hahnemann, Abington Hospital for his residency, and Jefferson Hospital for Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship. He worked at various University health systems, including University of Wisconsin, University of Washington, and Allegheny University of the Health Sciences followed by time at the FDA and within the pharmaceutical industry before returning to clinical medicine in 2005 at Hahnemann. Dr. Fitzsimmons moved to Virtua Hospital in New Jersey for several years and now supports families at Temple Health and Holy Redeemer. 

On this episode you will hear:

• What inspired Dr. Fitzsimmons to become an OB/GYN, focusing on high risk pregnancies

• The difference between an OB/GYN and a high risk OB/GYN

• When a family should typically seek out a high risk OB/GYN for the first time

• Whether families should ask to see a doctor (like Dr. Fitzsimmons) if they are having a baby for the first time

• Some of the questions families should ask when they first learn they are pregnant and continue to navigate through their pregnancy journey

• Dr. Fitzsimmons' advice to families expecting multiples (for example: How serious should you take a pregnancy with multiples?)

• The biggest piece of advice Dr. Fitzsimmons has for families navigating a high risk pregnancy

• Dr. Fitzsimmons shares a moment/situation that impacted him the most throughout his career 

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