Living the Loss Life

Dr Heather Florescue, OBGYN

Episode Summary

Dr Heather Florescue is an OBGYN in Rochester, NY and works at Women’s Gynecology and Childbirth Associates. Her passion is caring for families who experience pregnancy loss and stillbirth awareness and prevention. Dr Florescue is championing for major change in the prevention of stillbirth and she alone seems to be the only one in her field. I am hopeful after hearing her speak, others will want to step forward and join her in the fight to end preventable stillbirth as well as help provide better bereavement and grief support to families as they navigate pregnancy after loss. She can be reached via email is hflorescue@gmail.com but I actually like Instagram better. I don’t provide individual consults or advice. Her IG Handle: @drflorescueobgyn

Episode Notes

Dr Heather Florescue is an OBGYN in Rochester, NY and works at Women’s Gynecology and Childbirth Associates. Her passion is caring for families who experience pregnancy loss and stillbirth awareness and prevention.

Dr Florescue is championing for major change in the prevention of stillbirth and she alone seems to be the only one in her field. I am hopeful after hearing her speak, others will want to step forward and join her in the fight to end preventable stillbirth as well as help provide better bereavement and grief support to families as they navigate pregnancy after loss.

We cover:

• What is wrong with our current system and why
• How the US is behind in any standard protocols for prenatal
• Grief support for mothers after stillbirth
• Making change to a system that doesn't want to be changed
• The lack of motivation for other medical professionals to make a difference in stillbirth
• Her motivation for why she wants to help lead this mission
• Speaking at the Stillbirth Convention

She can be reached via email is hflorescue@gmail.com but I actually like Instagram better. I don’t provide individual consults or advice.

Her IG Handle: @drflorescueobgyn

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