Listen 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…
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Continue readingListen Now Episode 147 Content and Overview Maternity leave is the name for taking time off from work after you have a baby. The amount of time that your maternity…
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Continue readingListen Now Episode 146 Content and Overview Consumption of placenta by a mother after birth has been a taboo subject, but it has been gaining popularity in recent years. The…
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Continue readingListen Now Episode 145 Content and Overview It is so important to make sure you have all of the vitamins and nutrients you need during pregnancy for you for your…
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Continue readingListen Now Episode 144 Content and Overview When you eat your body breaks down foods into glucose, which is used for energy. Your pancreas he hormone, insulin, is produced by your…
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Continue readingListen Now Episode 143 Content and Overview Breathing is something we are constantly doing, and seldom paying much attention to. When you are pregnant, the changes your body is going…
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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,…
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Continue readingListen Now Episode 141 Content and Overview Find out exactly what you need to pack in your bag to take to the hospital or birth center when you go into…
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 Hemorrhoids are estimated to affect around 40% of pregnant women, and that number climbs even higher after birth. Hemorrhoids can cause bleeding during a bowel movement, pain, swelling,…
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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…
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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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