Making Babies
Making Babies
This is Making Babies, a podcast all about pregnancy. Pregnancy can be such a confusing and anxious time when parents are completely focused on the health of the mother and baby. There are so many questions and so much to learn about all the recommendations and current trends in pregnancy and childbirth. We hope this podcast can offer some answers in a scientific and medically accurate way, and al…Social links:
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Making Babies - The ins and outs of car seats - Episode 11
Choices abound for what car seat to buy and installing them can be tricky. Libby Anvender, a community education instructor at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and certified child passenger safety technician, shares some useful tips. And we hear from first-time dad Greg Jonsson, the Post-Dispatch bre…
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Making Babies - Episode 10: Pros and cons using nitrous oxide during delivery
Making Babies - Episode 10: The pros and cons using nitrous oxide when delivering your baby. Dr. Patricia Bolster with Mercy.
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Making Babies - Episode 1: Innovations and limitations of fertility treatments
A discussion on the high cost of fertility treatments, success rates, and the controversial practice of creating embryos with genetic material from two mothers and one father. Guest: Dr. Sherman Silber, director of the Infertility Center of St. Louis Editor's note: Since the recording of this e…
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Making Babies - Episode 2: Alcohol and Pregnancy - how much is too much?
Public health campaigns say not one drop is safe. College-educated mothers are the most likely to imbibe. What's the right answer? Guest: Dr. Shanya Conner, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University
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Making Babies - Episode 3: Vaccines for the Pregnant Woman
Why is it important to get vaccinated before baby arrives? Guest: Dr. Christina Meddows-Jackson, obstetrician/gynecologist with Mercy Clinic
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Making Babies - Episode 4: Prenatal care: Do we really need so many medical appointments?
A new experiment gives moms their own blood pressure and fetal heart rate monitors to keep at home. Guest: Elizabeth Cook, director of the Mercy Birthing Center
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Making Babies - Episode 5: Pregnancy and Obesity: How a national epidemic is affecting the next generation
What are the complications for mom and baby when she is overweight? How one doctor actually helps pregnant women safely lose weight. Guest: Dr. Raul Artal, former director of the SLUCare Bariatric Pregnancy Center
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Making Babies - Episode 6: Pregnancy after 35: A trend toward later parenthood
Pregnancy after 35: A trend toward later parenthood and what it means for our fertility and health. Guest: Washington University ob/gyn Dr. Alison Cahill
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Making Babies - Episode 7: Cutting the cord: How long should baby keep their umbilical cord for maximum benefit?
Doctors are starting to wait a few minutes and let the baby soak up the iron-rich cord blood. Guest: Elizabeth Cook, director of the Mercy Birthing Center
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Making Babies - Episode 8: Pregnancy and the opioid epidemic: How hospitals are dealing with babies born addicted to painkillers and heroin
At least one hospital has a new clinic dedicated to the problem. Guest: Michele Munz, health reporter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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