Hard questions · Intended parents
Why is the physician an anesthesiologist, not an OB?
The short answer
Because the task is reading records, not delivering babies. Dr. Silverberg spent three decades in operating rooms where a large share of patients were obstetric and gynecologic cases; reading prenatal and delivery charts for risk is his daily work. Your fertility clinic's reproductive endocrinologist makes the final medical decision on any candidate. PLS is also forming an advisory board of obstetricians and maternal-fetal medicine specialists for complex histories [CONFIRM].
Written by Nancy Block, RN
Founder and Director. Fertility nurse, 17 years at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Former President, SEEDS.
Medically reviewed by Mark Silverberg, MD
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