Background: Among Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) members, 40% are women, and most of them are assistant professors, which suggests that a significant proportion of hospitalists are women of childbearing age. The United States lags behind most other countries regarding support for working mothers and parental leave, but there is limited data to describe the [...]

Case Presentation: A 36-year-old Dominican female, G3P2002, at six weeks gestation and no significant medical history presented with complaints of fever, headache, myalgias, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and diffuse abdominal pain for two days. She denied any recent travels, sick contacts, or any bug bites or ticks on her body. Patient is only allergic to penicillin [...]

Case Presentation: A 24 year old pregnant woman presented at 32w1d with three days of fevers, chills and fatigue. Her pregnancy had been complicated by asthma, obesity, pyelonephritis, and a recent gonorrhea infection. Her vital signs on presentation revealed a temperature of 39.5°C, heart rate of 150, blood pressure of 101/67, respiratory rate of 44, [...]