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A Piece of My Mind

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JAMA 10.1001/jama.2026.2239

April 02, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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In this narrative medicine essay, an obstetrician discusses the way in which it is not only the joy of patients, but also the grief, that keeps her going.

Corresponding Author: Huma Farid, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Kirstein 3, Boston, MA 02215 (hfarid@bidmc.harvard.edu).

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