Pediatrician Marta Martin opens her new practice at the San Fermin Clinic in Pamplona.

In the white corridor, where Martha Martin Izquierdo She has a new office and is given away by several animal photographs and tiny tables with colorful games. Martha is Navarrese pediatrician with a long professional career. He insists that he loves children and enjoys caring for them and their families. This pediatrician only open a new consultation in Clinic San Fermin in Pamplona, on Galicia Avenue. In particular, it is in consultation No. 6 of this hospital center that the pediatrician always tries to offer caring and trusting attitude towards your patients: “I dedicate all the time I need to them,” he says.

Marta studied medicine at the University of Navarra and completed her residency after graduating from MIR. Pediatrics at the Hospital of the University of Navarra. Upon completion of his studies, he received an offer from a professional colleague. “He told me they were going to create a department Pediatrics at the San Miguel Clinic“, he recalls. Before this, the pediatric service was outsourced. He did not hesitate and joined the project. “It was a very pleasant stage, because together with the one who was my mentor and head of the service, José Luis Irizar, we started set up “Everything from scratch, with great difficulty,” he insists. “We train medical staff, develop protocols, introduce new methods, etc.”

He remembers those years at the San Miguel Clinic with great fondness. “It’s a small hospital, and that has forced me to train in many areas of my specialty, from obstetrics to emergency care, consultation, hospitalization, etc.,” he says. “It was a very global approach to what Pediatrics“, – sums up.

But the truth is that Martha always wanted to have her own practice. A dream that has now come true at the San Fermin Clinic in Pamplona. Cause? The doctor explains that the pediatric patient is “different from the rest.” She wanted to be able to spend more time with children and their families in counseling. “The history and physical examination of a pediatric patient is complex and requires special dedication. Children need more time than adult patients because, obviously, many of them do not speak, and if they do, they do not yet have much capacity for self-expression,” he explains. . She insists that the pediatrician must take his history based on what the parents report: “We must be very thorough and conscientious in asking about symptoms or habits to be able to gather all the necessary information to make a diagnosis.”

“Maybe devote the necessary time to each patient and each familyIt is very important for me to resolve their concerns, review feeding practices, provide them with resources and care recommendations, or be able to adequately monitor their development,” he says. “Based on the consultation, I intend to develop a high-quality, tailored service with a human touch. , personal and professional, focused on diagnosis, prevention and treatment various pathologies of the child,” says Marta.

During the consultation, he receives, on the one hand, Patients various insurers those you work with (HNA Acunsa, Aegon, AXA, Mapfre and Fiatc). And also to those private patients who come to him. There are several ways to obtain information and make an appointment. Those interested can call this hospital center (948235850) or email (consulta@martamartinpediatra.com). The consultation is open Monday to Friday mornings from 9:00 to 14:00. “I also see patients on Thursday afternoons,” he explains.

He admits that in recent years he has noticed an increase in the number of families who send their children to private medical institutions. “The public health system is now collapsing. This forced people to look for other alternatives. Private medicine is one of them,” he explains.

One of the benefits of visiting Martha’s office is accessibility: “Having a sick child at home is very distressing for families, and it is important for them to have a pediatrician they can refer to with immediate access and without waiting in line.” – she adds. – Thus, Martha, in her consultation, offers the opportunity “direct and immediate” contact so that the parents of their patients can resolve their doubts without delays and queues.

In a new place, in the city. Clinic San FerminMartha has a particular focus on providing outpatient counseling services. One of its main functions is to carry out child care reviews children from 0 to 15 years old. “I like to evaluate babies every month until 15 or 18 months because I think it’s important to cover topics like breastfeeding or feeding, as well as monitor their growth and neurodevelopment. annually,” he emphasizes. “If you delay check-ups too much, you may delay the diagnosis of pathologies such as scoliosis, specific learning difficulties, weight stagnation, short stature, precocious puberty, etc. These pathologies, if detected in time , require treatment and treatment. better evolution,” he notes.

Also visits sick patients with service pediatric emergency care. “I want to relieve families of the delays associated with medical emergencies,” he says. This service also offers many benefits for children: “Because they already know the place and I have helped them with the examinations, the child comes in much calmer. I try to care for the patient in a calm and familiar environment.”

In addition to providing comprehensive care for a healthy childdoctor specializes in other very common pathologies of childhood. such as pathologies and digestive problems (food allergies and intolerances, gastroesophageal reflux, chronic diarrhea, chronic abdominal pain, SIBO, celiac disease, etc.), as well as respiratory pathologies (bronchial asthma, sleep apnea, bronchiolitis, recurrent bronchitis. ..), changes in growth and development, etc.

One of the innovative services it offers at its new office is prenatal or pre-adoption appointment. “I love meeting with parents who are considering having a baby or adopting a child to answer all their questions,” he says. The arrival of a child in a family usually brings with it great uncertainty. And in the case of new parents, even some anxiety. Martha gives them certain recommendations that should be followed in the first days of life with the baby. “Motherhood is quite a difficult task. At the consultation, we resolve doubts about childbirth, childcare, breastfeeding, vaccinations, prevention of plagiocephaly… which help families in the first stages of their children’s lives.”

When adoptive parents, especially in the case of international adoption, many turn to him to learn how to deal with certain pathologies that appear in the child’s case. “They ask me what rules will be followed upon arrival here and whether they need to take anything to treat the child during adaptation in the country of origin,” he emphasizes. “They do their homework and walk more calmly.”

Another of the projects that Marta launched after opening her Children’s consultation at the San Fermin ClinicIt was school for parents. “The idea is to create a school for parents aimed at providing training sessions with other healthcare professionals on nutrition, BLW and BLISS, breastfeeding, training courses in first aid and basic CPR and other topics of common interest . hopes that I always had as a pediatrician,” he admits. “Often all the information parents receive comes through networks and is not always scientifically rigorous. In medicine in general and pediatrics in particular, health education and prevention are of fundamental importance. Therefore, “It is important that parents receive complete, verified and truthful information.”

Marta assures that her work pediatrician it fills him up a lot. “Medicine has always been a part of my life. I come from a family of outstanding healthcare professionals who instilled in me by example the importance of compassion and dedication to the patient. Being a pediatrician has always been my calling,” he comments. “Throughout my professional career, I have participated in numerous courses and training programs that have allowed me to keep abreast of various advances in my specialty so that I can care for my patients with the greatest professionalism.” One of the aspects he enjoys most about his work is that it creates very strong connection with families. She even maintains contact with some of them long after the children were born. “When I check on them for the last time and see them so big, it makes me really happy to think how many moments we shared and that in some way I was part of their childhood.”

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