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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 so many questions and so much to learn about all the recommendations and current trends in pregnancy and childb…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch


    • Dec 15, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES


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    Making Babies - The ins and outs of car seats - Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2016 25:03


    Choices abound for what car seat to buy and installing them can be tricky. Libby Anvender, a community education instructor at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and certified child passenger safety technician, shares some useful tips. And we hear from first-time dad Greg Jonsson, the Post-Dispatch breaking news editor, about searching for a seat and making sure it was installed correctly.

    Making Babies - Episode 10: Pros and cons using nitrous oxide during delivery

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2016 15:04


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2016 24:03


    A discussion on the high cost of fertility treatments, success rates, and the controversial practice of creating embryos with genetic material from two mothers and one father. Guest: Dr. Sherman Silber, director of the Infertility Center of St. Louis Editor's note: Since the recording of this episode, the world's first baby has reportedly been born from an embryo containing genetic material from two mothers and one father. The fertility procedure, banned in the U.S., was performed in Mexico. Mitochondria from the mother's egg was replaced by that part of a donor woman's egg to prevent the baby from inheriting a fatal disease.

    Making Babies - Episode 2: Alcohol and Pregnancy - how much is too much?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2016 13:53


    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. Shanya Conner, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University

    Making Babies - Episode 3: Vaccines for the Pregnant Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2016 18:43


    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?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2016 12:06


    A new experiment gives moms their own blood pressure and fetal heart rate monitors to keep at home. Guest: Elizabeth Cook, director of the Mercy Birthing Center

    Making Babies - Episode 5: Pregnancy and Obesity: How a national epidemic is affecting the next generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2016 17:59


    What are the complications for mom and baby when she is overweight? How one doctor actually helps pregnant women safely lose weight. Guest: Dr. Raul Artal, former director of the SLUCare Bariatric Pregnancy Center

    Making Babies - Episode 6: Pregnancy after 35: A trend toward later parenthood

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2016 22:43


    Pregnancy after 35: A trend toward later parenthood and what it means for our fertility and health. Guest: Washington University ob/gyn Dr. Alison Cahill

    Making Babies - Episode 7: Cutting the cord: How long should baby keep their umbilical cord for maximum benefit?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2016 15:03


    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 Birthing Center

    Making Babies - Episode 8: Pregnancy and the opioid epidemic: How hospitals are dealing with babies born addicted to painkillers and heroin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2016 14:34


    At least one hospital has a new clinic dedicated to the problem. Guest: Michele Munz, health reporter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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