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 Chi...
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Making Babies
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 s...
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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.
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 materi...
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...
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
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 M...
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:...
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....
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 B...
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