Pregnancies, Pandemics and Placentas

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Eight months ago a woman called my office and told the receptionist she was six months pregnant and looking for a new doctor for her prenatal care. I am usually skeptical about these calls. They tell me to proceed with caution. I ask myself a litany of questions: Has she been getting prenatal care at all thus far? Did she have a falling out with her current doctor? Is she…