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In memory of Dr. Kent
Anne M. Kent, M.D. September 25, 1958 - November 22, 2022 Anne Kent, 64, passed away at her Newport Beach home surrounded by her beloved...
Dr. Speir
Nov 29, 20222 min read
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I'm 36 weeks pregnant! What exercises should I be doing?
One of our lovely Labor and Delivery nurses Kimmy has made this video to show women how to get their baby engaged and body ready for...
Dr. Speir
Mar 12, 20221 min read
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Change in Visitor Policy and some new Covid data
I'm sure everyone is sick of the yo-yo visitor policy but they have relaxed the requirements back to pre-Omicron days on L&D and...
Dr. Speir
Feb 16, 20222 min read
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No more monoclonal antibodies, change in visitor policy
Some sad news this week, Hoag Hospital Labor and Delivery and Postpartum has changed their visitor policy to one visitor per patient. If...
Dr. Speir
Jan 13, 20221 min read
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I'm pregnant and tested positive for COVID....
Unfortunately, the Omicron strain of Covid seems to be highly contagious and we are seeing a huge surge in cases. Here are the current...
Dr. Speir
Dec 30, 20212 min read
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Vaccine Boosters & Kids
Sorry it has been a little bit since posting. I wanted to take the time to update you on the booster recommendations for the Covid-19...
Dr. Speir
Nov 7, 20213 min read
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New Hospital Visiting Rules
Stay tuned because these could change in the next few days. The new policy is that all visitors to the hospital ( including partners on...
Dr. Speir
Aug 24, 20212 min read
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Katie's brush with death
This is one of our patient's Katie Pedersen's Facebook post. The picture is after she was extubated and I think she looks AMAZING...
Dr. Speir
Aug 11, 20211 min read
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The Tents are Back outside the ER :(
I'm sure you all are feeling a little bit disappointed and frustrated by the surge in cases of COVID-19. It seems like the Delta variant...
Dr. Speir
Aug 11, 20212 min read
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Rise in COVID-19 cases
We have been seeing an increase in hospitalizations of pregnant women with COVID in the last few weeks in our area. We are strongly...
Dr. Speir
Jul 12, 20211 min read
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Pre-op COVID testing & Postpartum Vaccine Availability
For our surgical, pre-op patients, and labor inductions if you have been fully vaccinated and it has been 2 weeks since the last vaccine...
Dr. Speir
Jun 10, 20212 min read
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New Hospital Visiting Rules
Antepartum- prior to pregnancy if you are admitted for another reason * Patients > 7 days admitted can have their children visit on...
Dr. Speir
May 4, 20211 min read
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New information on Johnson and Johnson/Janssen vaccine
So you have probably heard that the J&J vaccine (the one that was only 1 shot) has been paused due to risk of life-threatening blood...
Dr. Speir
Apr 14, 20212 min read
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Vaccine Data & Partners in the office
So in the last few weeks there have been a few promising articles discussing vaccine safety in pregnant and breastfeeding women. It also...
Dr. Speir
Apr 9, 20212 min read
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2 support people & Available vaccines now
Hope you had a fun April fools Day! Great news, Hoag Hospital is now allowing up to 2 support people ( has to be the same ones) who can...
Dr. Speir
Apr 2, 20211 min read
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Should you get the vaccine if pregnant? And good news for partners....
Starting this week we are allowing partners to accompany their pregnant partners for the 20 week anatomy ultrasound! Yay! Of course, they...
Dr. Speir
Mar 9, 20212 min read
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In home Lactation Support Resource
I wanted to put this on here because breast feeding is so challenging and I think any resources to help increase supply can be helpful....
Dr. Speir
Mar 9, 20212 min read
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Just keep swimming...variants and vaccines
Sorry it has been a while since I published an update. Not much new to report right now. Hospital precautions and visitor restrictions...
Dr. Speir
Feb 23, 20212 min read
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More Vaccine Questions & OC leading the way in vaccinations
#1 Is it safe in pregnancy? Please see earlier posts. The answer is, all the experts believe so given the information we have about it....
Dr. Speir
Jan 14, 20213 min read
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Fully vaccinated! If you test positive for Covid - read this
Got my 2nd dose at 7 am this morning and feeling pretty good. Just did a Peloton ride and although no PR, not my worst either! I hope it...
Dr. Speir
Jan 7, 20211 min read
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