I Did Medical Exams In Someone's Backyard
12 Mar 2026 · 0 min

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In this personal YouTube vignette, Kelly Alhooie recounts how, during the height of the COVID‑19 pandemic, she performed internal medical examinations for pregnant patients outside traditional clinical settings. Because many of her patients were extremely germ‑phobic, she adapted by meeting them in their backyards, often bundled in a winter coat, to conduct the exams while maintaining physical distance and minimizing exposure. The anecdote highlights the improvisational lengths healthcare providers sometimes took to balance patient safety concerns with the need for essential prenatal care during a public health crisis.










