Making Babies

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Making Babies Podcast

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 along the way provide some really interesting conversations. Host Blythe Bernhard is in her second pregnancy shares your curiosity and excitement about this incredible journey that is making babies. Be sure to subscribe.

Episodes

  1. Making Babies - The ins and outs of car seats - Episode 11

    15/12/2016

    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-

    25 min
  2. Making Babies - Episode 10: Pros and cons using nitrous oxide during delivery

    07/12/2016

    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.

    15 min
  3. Making Babies - Episode 1: Innovations and limitations of fertility treatments

    29/09/2016

    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 Edit

    24 min
  4. Making Babies - Episode 2: Alcohol and Pregnancy - how much is too much?

    29/09/2016

    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

    14 min
  5. Making Babies - Episode 3: Vaccines for the Pregnant Woman

    29/09/2016

    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

    19 min
  6. Making Babies - Episode 4: Prenatal care: Do we really need so many medical appointments?

    29/09/2016

    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

    12 min
  7. Making Babies - Episode 5: Pregnancy and Obesity: How a national epidemic is affecting the next generation

    29/09/2016

    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

    18 min
  8. Making Babies - Episode 6: Pregnancy after 35: A trend toward later parenthood

    29/09/2016

    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

    23 min
  9. Making Babies - Episode 7: Cutting the cord: How long should baby keep their umbilical cord for maximum benefit?

    29/09/2016

    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

    15 min
  10. Making Babies - Episode 8: Pregnancy and the opioid epidemic: How hospitals are dealing with babies born addicted to painkillers and heroin

    29/09/2016

    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

    15 min
  • 10 Episodes

About

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 along the way provide some really interesting conversations. Host Blythe Bernhard is in her second pregnancy shares your curiosity and excitement about this incredible journey that is making babies. Be sure to subscribe.

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  • Creator
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  • Show Website
    Making Babies

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