#410 ‒ The biology of pregnancy: physiologic adaptation, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, childbirth, and long-term maternal health | Kathryn Gray, M.D., Ph.D.

Peter sits down with Dr. Kathryn Gray, a high-risk obstetrician and maternal-fetal medicine specialist at the University of Washington, to explore the biology of pregnancy. They discuss the remarkable physiological adaptations of the cardiovascular, metabolic, and hormonal systems to support fetal development. The conversation covers key complications like gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, their management, and what they reveal about a woman's long-term cardiometabolic health. They also touch on labor and delivery, prenatal genetic screening, and the gaps in maternal health research.