Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat we are Missing in Pregnancy Care when we Don't Examine the Placenta, Part I: Dr. Mana Parast
Season 1 Episode 6
The placenta is the diary of intrauterine life, so says Dr. Parast and her collegues. They are using this diary, after birth, to better understand bo…
1 year, 6 months ago
How Early Pregnancy Insights Could Transform Prenatal Care: Dr. Carl Weiner
Many first time mothers experience the schedule of OB visits as informative: there are few visits in the beginning of the pregnancy and many near the…
1 year, 6 months ago
How New Research on Uterine Contractions Could Revolutionize Labor Monitoring: Dr. Roger Young
Season 1
Here we are in the 21st century and we're just figuring out how uterine contractions work.
Humans have giving birth for millions of years and we are …
1 year, 6 months ago
Why ‘It’s Just Postpartum Depression’ Misses the Mark for So Many Mothers: Dr. Sharon Dekel, PhD
Season 1
Although postpartum depression is the most common side effect of pregnancy–roughly 1 in 6 women will experience a less often studied condition that m…
1 year, 7 months ago
It's not "Mommy Brain"-How Hormones during Pregnancy Prepare the Brain for Parenting: A Conversation with Dr. Laura Pritschet
Season 1 Episode 2
The brain fog and forgetfulness that may accompany pregnancy and postpartum is almost always described negatively as "mommy brain"--but this phenomen…
1 year, 7 months ago
How Maternal Health Data Is Saving Lives: A conversation with Dr. Elliot Main
Season 1 Episode 1
I am both hopeful and moved, AND filled with disbelief after my conversation with today's guest.
He is an OB who has done an inordinate amount of wor…
1 year, 7 months ago
Welcome to Making Sense of Pregnancy
Making Sense of Pregnancy is a show that seeks out answers to lots of the questions we are confronted by in this enormous transition. I'm finding and…
1 year, 8 months ago