21 episodes
The MotHERS™ Podcast The MotHERS™ Podcast
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- Health & Fitness
The MotHERS™ podcast is an extension of the MotHERS Program™ (https://www.themothersprogram.ca) and aims to provide a reliable source of education about pregnancy on the internet in an effort to improve mother's health through education, research, and screening. The podcast is hosted by Dr. Graeme Smith, head of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre in Kingston, Ontario and features various guest speakers discussing a number of different topics related to pregnancy and maternal health. For more information and access to the resources mentioned throughout the podcast, please visit: https://www.themothersprogram.ca/the-motherstm-podcast
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Postpartum Cardiovascular Health (featuring Carolyn Thomas)
Carolyn Thomas, Mayo-clinic trained women's health advocate, heart attack survivor, author, speaker, and founder of the award-winning blog Heart Sisters, joins us for our twenty-first episode to discuss postpartum cardiovascular health.
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Planning for Pregnancy (featuring Dr. Cindy-Lee Dennis)
Dr. Cindy-Lee Dennis is a Professor at the University of Toronto, Women's Health Research Chair at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael's Hospital, and Lead Investigator for HeLTI (Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative). She joins us for our twentieth episode to discuss planning for pregnancy and beyond.
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Dietary Considerations in Pregnancy (featuring Rebecca DeWare)
Rebecca DeWare, Registered Dietitian at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre in the Diabetes and Pregnancy Clinic, joins us for our nineteenth episode to discuss dietary considerations in pregnancy in general, as well as specifics related to diabetes in pregnancy.
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Down Syndrome (featuring Jocelyn Agravante)
Jocelyn Agravante, Nurse Practitioner with the Kingston Community Health Centre and Founder of the Down Syndrome Association of Kingston, joins us for our eighteenth episode to share her wealth of knowledge and experiences raising a child with Down Syndrome.
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Covid-19 Vaccine and Fertility (featuring Dr. Maria Velez)
Dr. Maria Velez, Associate Professor, Clinician-Scientist with a PhD in Public Health, and Specialist in Reproduction, Endocrinology, and Infertility at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre, joins us for our seventeenth episode to discuss the Covid-19 Vaccine and Fertility including debunking some of the myths and misinformation that have been circulating on social media.
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Diabetes in Pregnancy (featuring Dr. Laura Gaudet)
Dr. Laura Gaudet, Associate Professor, Clinician-Scientist, and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre, joins us for our sixteenth episode to discuss diabetes in pregnancy.