{"podcast":{"title":"Dr. Chapa's OBGYN No Spin Podcast","slug":"dr-chapa-s-obgyn-no-spin-podcast-7407953","podcast_index_feed_id":7407953,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/dr-chapa-s-obgyn-no-spin-podcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://drchapasobgynnospin.codeadx.me/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/dr-chapa-s-obgyn-no-spin-podcast/podcast_cover_20260610_040615_e5100c670a01e631427748b502e678b0.png","author":"Hector Chapa","episode_count":180,"summary":"Relevant, evidence based, and practical information for medical students, residents, and practicing healthcare providers regarding all things women’s healthcare! This podcast is intended to be clinically relevant, engaging, and FUN, because medical education should NOT be boring! PLUS...we believe that medical education should be delivered without any SPIN...Welcome, to Dr. Chapa's OBGYN No Spin Podcast! (Note: our Legacy podcast, Clinical Pearls, will no longer have new episodes uploaded through that channel, as we have now rebranded with this new adventure.)","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T10:20:43.682466+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-chapa-s-obgyn-no-spin-podcast-7407953"},"episode":{"title":"More Steroid Stuff (July 2026)","slug":"more-steroid-stuff-july-2026","published_at":"2026-06-24T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-chapa-s-obgyn-no-spin-podcast-7407953/more-steroid-stuff-july-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-chapa-s-obgyn-no-spin-podcast-7407953","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/dr-chapa-s-obgyn-no-spin-podcast/2932204","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/337911/2932204/dr-chapa-s-obgyn-no-spin-podcast/2026_06_21_14_44_13_1c76290c-fa76-4b0c-a09a-567d04ee3a79.mp3","summary":"Think about the last time you had to time something perfectly. Maybe it taking that perfect swing at the baseball, or catching a flight after a commute, or making a high-stakes decision. In the world of high-risk pregnancy, clinicians play a constant game of high-stakes timing with a usual medication called antenatal corticosteroids. Given to moms at risk of giving birth early, these steroids are a gamechanger for a preterm neonate. But there’s a catch. If you give them too early, the benefits fade. If you give them too late and she delivers very quickly, they don't have time to work. A brand-new study published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology by Mark Clapp et al reveals just how incredibly difficult this balancing act is. This data shows that nearly 26% of pregnant individuals who received these steroids actually went on to deliver completely full-term, exposing babies to medications they might not have needed. So how do we as clinicians solve this OB Goldilocks problem where the stakes are a newborn baby's health? On today's episode, we break down the data behind 'maximizing benefit while avoiding overuse' and what it means for real world practice. Strong Coffee Company - Protein Coffee PLUS MORE; Get 20% OFF | Promo Code: CHAPANOSPINOBG https://promocode.to/strong-coffee-company/chapanospinobg-hbv 1. Clapp, Mark A. MD, MPH; Li, Siguo MS; Melamed, Alexander MD, MPH; Reiff, Emily MD; Gyamfi-Bannerman, Cynthia MD, MS; Kaimal, Anjali J. MD, MAS. Maximizing Benefit From Antenatal Steroid Use While Avoiding Overuse. Obstetrics & Gynecology 148(1):p e33-e42, July 2026 2. FIGO good practice recommendations on the use of prenatal corticosteroids to improve outcomes and minimize harm in babies born preterm. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2021 Oct;155(1):26-30 3. Societ…","meta_description":"Think about the last time you had to time something perfectly. Maybe it taking that perfect swing at the baseball, or catching a flight after a commute, o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":953,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dr-chapa-s-obgyn-no-spin-podcast-7407953/episodes/more-steroid-stuff-july-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-chapa-s-obgyn-no-spin-podcast-7407953/more-steroid-stuff-july-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}