The traditional model of medical care faces increasing challenges. Factors like increasing health care costs, limitations of provider availability, issues like dissatisfaction with wait times, and the…
Continue readingIn the United States, the average cost of a vaginal birth is over $9,000 and the average cost for a cesarean section is almost $13,000. Health insurance…
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Continue readingYou can expect to have at least one, or likely multiple ultrasounds during your pregnancy. This technology does more than give you a sonogram picture for your…
Continue readingBeing sick is never fun, but especially not when you are pregnant. There are some additional challenges to the common cold during pregnancy. You are more susceptible…
Continue readingFlu is short for influenza, an infectious disease caused by the influenza virus. In healthy adults the flu normally isn’t serious and symptoms usually subside in about…
Continue readingAlcohol is one of the very first things to go once you see that positive pregnancy test. Trying to figure out guidelines for alcohol and pregnancy can…
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Continue readingListen Now Episode Content and Overview You have several options during your pregnancy when it comes to testing for chromosome abnormalities in your baby. The most common non-invasive screening tests…
Continue readingListen Now Episode 148 Content and Overview Your baby’s sex is determined at conception. They will get an X chromosome from the egg and either an X or Y from…
Continue readingQuestion “Hi Vanessa, thank you so much for your podcast! After eight months of trying to conceive I finally got a positive pregnancy test! The first thing I did was…
Continue readingQuestion “Listener question…” – Name Answer Additional Resources Show notes Show notes Show notes The Evenflo EveryStage car seat is an infant seat, convertible, and booster all in one and it…
Continue readingEmail “I’m disappointed… Not in your podcast as I always found this a great resource and a go to while I was pregnant…But that we lost our baby at 7…
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Continue readingListen Now Progesterone is the most important hormone in a group of steroid hormones known as progestogens. This hormone plays a major role during your pregnancy by affecting your uterus,…
Continue readingQuestion “Hi Vanessa! I’m 21 weeks pregnant and was prescribed an acid reducer since I was having severe abdominal pain due to the build up of stomach acid. I was…
Continue readingQuestion “Hi Vanessa. I am 9 weeks pregnant and I am having a hard time kicking my kombucha habit. I have been sifting through information to know whether it is…
Continue readingListen Now Episode 135 Content and Overview Your cervix is the lower part of your uterus that opens to your vagina. The length of your cervix changes as your pregnancy…
Continue readingListen Now Episode 134 Content and Overview Summer time means warmer weather, which can also mean insects like mosquitos, fleas, and ticks, tend to be more abundant. More insects mean the…
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Continue readingListen Now Episode 133 Content and Overview There is so much attention on mom and baby during pregnancy that it is easy to forget about dads and partners, who are…
Continue readingQuestion “Hello. Thank you for you podcasts. I am learning so much information. I am 36 and this is my 1st pregnancy. I’m in my 8th week of pregnancy and…
Continue readingListen Now Episode 132 Content and Overview By mass iron is the most common element on earth. We wouldn’t be alive without iron, which is why it is called an…
Continue readingQuestion “Hi Vanessa! I am 14 weeks into my first pregnancy and I am loving the podcast! It’s been so helpful and makes me feel empowered to make my own…
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