Your Guide to Prenatal Testing
Overview Your pregnancy journey starts with a positive pregnancy test. That is the first of many tests…
Five Questions You Should Be Asking
Overview You will have many opportunities to opt-in or out of interventions in your pregnancy, birth, or…
Flu Vaccine During Pregnancy (2021-2022 Flu Season)
Overview Flu is an infectious disease caused by the influenza virus. The flu typically isn’t severe in…
Tdap Vaccine During Pregnancy
Overview A vaccine contains a weakened or killed form of a disease-causing micro-organism that causes your body to produce…
COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy
CLICK HERE FOR THE MOST RECENT EPISODE ON THE COVID-19 VACCINE. Overview Historically vaccines have taken a…
Ultrasounds
Overview You can expect to have at least one, or likely multiple ultrasounds during your pregnancy. This…
Optimal Fetal Positioning & Spinning Babies
Overview Your baby’s position in the womb can have a big impact on your labor and their…
Baby Position
Overview Your baby’s position in the womb seems simple on the surface. You want your baby head…
Cell Free DNA & NIPT (Non Invasive Prenatal Test)
Overview You have several options during your pregnancy when it comes to testing for chromosome abnormalities in…
Finding Out Your Baby’s Sex
Overview Your baby’s sex is determined at conception. They will get an X chromosome from the egg…
Negative Blood Types and the RhoGAM Shot
Overview Your blood type is determined by your genes, and until you need a blood transfusion, your…
Exercising Before a Glucose Test
Overview Glucose is used throughout your body for energy. For your body to use glucose, It needs…
Gestational Diabetes Testing (Glucose Challenge Screening & Glucose Tolerance Test)
Overview The glucose challenge screening has become a standard part of prenatal care in the third trimester….
Fetal Growth Percentiles
Overview During your pregnancy, your doctor or midwife will measure your baby based on estimates of their…
Is a Home Doppler Safe?
Overview A home Doppler is a device that uses Doppler ultrasound waves to allow you to listen…
Invasive Prenatal Tests
Overview OThis episode focuses on invasive tests. These are tests that come with some risks to you…
Noninvasive Prenatal Tests
Overview There is a battery of tests available to you when you are expecting, and it is…
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