Obstetrics and Gynecology Archive — Page 1 of 5

Three carved pumpkins displayed on a table, depicting brain anatomy; labels below the front pumpkins read “Typical Brain” and “Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Brain.”
October 21, 2022

Winners of 2022 pumpkin-carving contests announced

The best of this year’s gourd-as-artistic-medium entries from Vanderbilt departments and from Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Catherine Watson, MD, smiling and wearing a dark blazer against a brown background.
September 13, 2022

New Clinician Spotlight: Catherine Watson

Catherine Watson, MD, has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center as an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, specializing in gynecologic oncology.

December 20, 2021

As severe blood shortages continue, mothers and babies are counting on donors

A woman wearing glasses, a blue blouse, and black pants sits on a brick wall beside a flower garden and landscaped walkway.
September 13, 2021

On a whim, Kaylon Bruner-Tran checked her family’s DNA. It led to family she didn’t know she had and a mother-son reunion after 50 years.

“Cultures can be very different, nothing is more powerful than family.”

White tablets spilled from an open orange prescription bottle, with additional pill bottles blurred in the background.
April 26, 2021

Study finds increased risk of serious opioid events in mothers, regardless of dose

A new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers finds that new mothers who receive opioids after uncomplicated vaginal births face an increased risk of serious opioid-related events regardless of the opioid dosage, a finding that could significantly impact care delivery.

Sleeping newborn lying on a white textured blanket, wearing a diaper and wrapped in black fabric with a gold “HAPPY NEW YEAR” banner and a black-and-gold 2021 party horn. A chalkboard-style sign reads “NIKE BENTLEY” and “01/01/2021.”
January 4, 2021

VUMC New Year’s babies bring bright start to 2021

Welcome, Graham; welcome, Nike; welcome, Oakley Rose!