Christy Capet, M.D.

12/28/2022

Capet & Crew signing off! 🫡
Happy New Year to everyone!
All the best,
- Dr. C

12/26/2022

Signing off in 26 hours!
Wish me luck in Denver, Colorado!
I will miss you all very much!
- ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Capet

08/28/2021

“Instead of using stories to change minds, use stories to change mindsets.

Mindset change is what stories do best. They help us see the familiar in unfamiliar ways. They also help us see the unfamiliar in familiar ways. They put us in other’s shoes. Help us see the world through their eyes. Feel what they feel.

Mindset change can impact lives, companies, industries and even communities.

Which leads to an obvious question: Aren’t mind change and mindset change essentially the same thing? I don’t think so.

Mind change is episodic — short-term. You can change my mind today, but I can change it back or let someone else change it tomorrow.

Mindset change is systemic and long-term. When you see someone or something through a new frame, it perpetually changes the way you feel, trust and respond.

I like to think of it as state-of-mind change (mind change) versus frame-of-mind change (mindset change).”

- Keith Reynold Jennings

This quote on the philosophy of story telling and sharing is exemplified in Dr. Zubin Damania’s (aka ZDoggMD) vlog today

Paul, 37, had elderly parents, an ER nurse wife, and young children, and he had good questions about COVID vaccines. Then everything changed.Your support kee...

08/21/2021

Every single day now, I am hearing and seeing stories like this right here in Texas; in Austin, in Dallas, In Houston, in the Valley. All senseless,preventable deaths of unvaccinated pregnant women. If you are unvaccinated please let go of the fear of the unknown and misinformation that has been spread and get vaccinated before it is too late. If fear is what is driving your decision, it should be of what happened to this family, it should be of the virus and of its effects short and long on you, your unborn child, and your family. It should not be fear of the vaccine. The data is clear that the small risks associated with the vaccine far outweigh the grave risks of the infection and continual spread of the infection by a landslide.

All the organizations that train and board certify the physicians that care for pregnant women agree : “The Covid vaccine is recommended for all people 12 and over, including people who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or who might become pregnant in the future.”
- American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine
- American Society of Reproductive Medicine
- Center for Disease Control

The Covid Vaccine DOES NOT :
- Cross the placenta
- Make antibodies to the placenta
- Cause infertility
- Increase the risk of miscarriage or stillbirth
- Cause birth defects

The Covid Vaccine DOES PREVENT:
- Symptomatic Covid infection
- Severe disease requiring hospitalization, ICU, intubation, and DEATH
- Preterm birth, labor, preeclampsia, emergency cesarean delivery, and NICU admission associated with Covid infection

If you are my patient, you know that I am very passionate about the care I provide to each and every one of you, and I give my all everyday to make sure that you have the best outcome possible. I still live my mantra instilled by my coaches: “Perfection may not be attainable, but if you always strive for prefection, you can achieve excellence.”

I choose OBGYN because I get to be a part of the happiest days of my patients lives and the long lasting relationships we develop. I get to bring joy into the world everyday. I did not choose oncology or ICU for a reason. Death and destruction is NOT what I signed up for.

I am pleading with you, get vaccinated.

The family of a Fort Worth woman who died from COVID-19 is sharing the story so others don’t share their pain.

08/12/2021

If you are unvaccinated, now is the time to vaccinate and mask up. ICU beds are limited. Staff shortages are real. The health care system is strained. Pregnant women are some of our most vulnerable patients. Do the right thing.

“We are no longer giving adequate care to these patients ... We are no longer giving adequate care to anybody. These are the darkest days of the pandemic.”

08/12/2021

"On an intellectual level, I believe in science … and the science behind the has been studied for 40 years (not 2 months). The large benefits easily outweigh the very unlikely risks, and I feel a responsibility to the people I love to believe in this science," General Surgeon Dr. Daniel Isbell said. "Where the rubber meets the road, I have seen a hospital full of patients sick and dying from COVID… and I have yet to see a hospital full of people sick and dying from the COVID vaccine."

08/04/2021

This virus doesn’t discriminate. Our unvaccinated pregnant population is a like field of dry tinder that this the brushfire called the Delta variant is blazing through. The risks associated with getting the vaccine are small compared to the risk of remaining unvaccinated and getting Covid. Sure some will be lucky and have mild cases, but several young healthy pregnant women at local Austin hospitals haven’t been so lucky.

Vaccines significantly reduce the risk of death and complications of Covid in pregnancy.

What are the known risks of getting COVID-19 during pregnancy?
About 1 to 3 per 1,000 pregnant women with COVID-19 will develop severe disease. Compared with those who aren’t pregnant, pregnant people infected by the COVID-19 virus:
• Are 3 times more likely to need ICU care
• Are 2 to 3 times more likely to need advanced life support and a breathing tube
• Have a small increased risk of dying due to COVID-19
They are at increased risk of stillbirth and preterm birth.

What is my risk for severe complications if I get COVID-19?
Data show that older pregnant women; those with preexisting health conditions, such as a body mass index higher than 35 kg/m2, diabetes, and heart disorders; and Black or Latina women have an especially increased risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19

Risks of natural infection with Covid include Long Covid or Long Haulers which have lasting effects of the virus in multiple organ systems.
According to the CDC, new or ongoing symptoms of long COVID may include difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, tiredness or fatigue, difficulty thinking or concentrating, cough, chest and/or stomach pain, headache, heart palpitations, joint and/or muscle pain, pins and needles, diarrhea, sleep problems, fever, dizziness, rash, mood changes, change in smell and/or taste and changes in the menstrual cycle.

NBC News’ Kristen Dahlgren reports on experts’ new warnings for pregnant women as high numbers of unvaccinated pregnant women are being hospitalized due to Covid.

08/04/2021

Thank you to our local Maternal-Fetal Medicine physicians (Dr. Kim DeStefano) for publicly advocating for pregnant women to get the Covid vaccine. Perinatologist and obstetricians are passionate about protecting mothers and their unborn children.

Two leading organizations that represent obstetricians and gynecologists recommended Friday that anyone who is pregnant should be vaccinated against Covid-19.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) said their recommendation is based on evidence from thousands of people who were pregnant that the vaccines are safe to be used during pregnancy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with other federal partners, are monitoring people who have been vaccinated for serious side effects. So far, more than 139,000 pregnant people have been vaccinated. No unexpected pregnancy or fetal problems have occurred. There have been no reports of any increased risk of pregnancy loss, growth problems, or birth defects.

08/03/2021

Hot off the press Austin COVID cases-

Today at an egg retrieval anesthesia told us the latest about a local hospital:
77 COVID admits
35 in the ICU (full)
3 of the 77 were vaccinated
0 of the 35 were vaccinated

The COVID vaccine is the best option to prevent a severe infection.

All professional societies that care for patients trying to get pregnant or who are pregnant recommend vaccination

We recommend vaccination for our patients, especially those going through fertility treatment or IVF!

You have worked too hard, waited, and been patient in your journey - and now the last thing we want is a preventable complication for you or baby.

Pregnant patients with COVID - even with no comorbidities have a higher chance of ICU admission, intubation, preeclampsia, preterm birth, maternal/fetal death.
Protect yourself and your baby.

Also:
The vaccine does not impact future fertility or IVF outcomes.
The vaccine does not attack the placenta.
The vaccine does not have a higher chance of miscarriage.

If you have questions, please ask.
Stay safe.

03/09/2021

Brains 🧠 + Beauty👸🏼= Boss Babes.

Shout Out To My Bad A$$ B’s*
Dr. Alyson Garcia*
Dr. Allison Anderson*
Dr. Kathryn Landherr*
Dr. Diana Wang*
(Not pictured - Dr. Fiona Esfandiari and Dr. Amanda Halle)

“A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change. So let's all choose to challenge.”

How will you help forge a gender equal world?
“Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality.”
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