Insights into Women in Health Care

Q: What are local health care providers doing to help improve women’s health and better connect with women patients? Patricia Pritchett (UAB): I’m very fortunate to work with so many great physicians who educate me on these important issues. Examples include treating pregnancy as a window to future health and proactively addressing issues like preeclamptic patients who are more likely to develop hypertension; or understanding that gestational diabetes patients have a greater than 75 percent…