Reimagining Prenatal Care with Personalized ObstetricsReimagining Prenatal Care with Personalized Obstetrics
Healthy YOU!
Prenatal care has looked much the same for decades, but the needs of today’s patients have changed. In this episode of Healthy YOU, Frankye Myers sits down with Dr. Joseph King, Board-Certified OB/GYN with Riverside Partners in Women’s Health, to explore how personalized obstetrics is transforming the pregnancy experience. From flexible care options and telehealth to whole-person support during pregnancy and postpartum, Dr. King shares how a more patient-centered approach is helping women and families feel empowered, supported, and actively involved in their care. Tune in to learn how the future of prenatal care is becoming more collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to each individual journey.
30:08•27 Jul 2026
Personalised Prenatal Care with Dr Joseph King
Episode Overview
- Prenatal care is shifting from a one-size-fits-all schedule to personalised visit plans based on each patient’s risk level and circumstances.
- Riverside uses virtual intake visits and multiple clinic locations to make care more accessible and responsive to social and economic realities.
- Group prenatal care offers education, peer support and continuity while still allowing individual clinical checks for each patient.
- Postpartum follow-up now includes frequent visits, blood pressure and diabetes checks, and screening for mood disorders, with referrals to wider support services when needed.
- Patients are encouraged to ask questions, express preferences and share in decisions so that care reflects their goals and values, not just clinical protocols.
“Pregnancy is more than a series of appointments. It's a deeply personal journey that deserves care designed around the individual.”
What resources and support systems are available for prenatal care today? This conversation on Healthy YOU! gives you a front-row seat to how Riverside Partners in Women’s Health is reshaping pregnancy care around each woman’s real-life needs. Host Frankye Myers chats with Dr Joseph King, a board-certified OB/GYN who’s spent 20 years with Riverside.
He explains how the traditional model from the 1930s doesn’t fit every modern family, especially those facing complex health issues, busy schedules, or limited access to care.
As he puts it, “What we need to do is meet patients where they are… because we know that all those things have a significant impact on pregnancy outcomes.” You’ll hear how personalised obstetrics swaps a rigid calendar of appointments for flexible options: virtual intake visits, varied clinic locations, different time slots, and the choice between one-to-one or group prenatal care.
Dr King shares how group care creates “phone-a-friend” style support, mixing new mums with experienced ones, complete with baby reunions and plenty of reassurance that feeling overwhelmed is common, not a character flaw. The episode spends time on health equity, with Dr King highlighting efforts to widen access across Hampton, Newport News, Smithfield, Williamsburg and beyond, and to focus on underserved and minority communities.
He describes how intake visits now include depression screening and intimate partner violence screening, while a living care coordination note helps the team stay on top of medical and social needs throughout pregnancy and postpartum. Postpartum care gets equal attention, from blood pressure and diabetes follow-up to mood disorder screening and linking parents with mental health and social services.
Above all, Dr King wants patients to feel comfortable asking questions and shaping decisions: “We’re first human beings and then we are providers.” If you’re curious about what truly patient-centred pregnancy care can look like, this conversation might get you thinking about the kind of support you’d want for yourself or someone you love.
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