“I’m Pregnant, Now What?” – with Dr. Stephanie Melka
In this episode of the Healthful Woman podcast, Dr. Nathan Fox speaks with Dr. Stephanie Melka about what to do after a positive pregnancy test. Together, they cover when to schedule a first appointment, how to choose a provider, which vitamins and foods matter, and which common worries patients can let go of. Healthful Woman
Esty’s Story, Part 2
In this episode of the Healthful Woman podcast, Dr. Nathan Fox speaks with Dr. Esther “Esty” Rollhaus, a reproductive psychiatrist, about her experience with postpartum psychosis. Picking up where Esty’s Story, Part 1 left off, Esty shares how her symptoms developed after her twins came home from the NICU, the treatment that helped her recover,
Esty’s Story, Part 1
In this episode of the Healthful Woman podcast, Dr. Nathan Fox speaks with Dr. Esther “Esty” Rollhaus, a reproductive psychiatrist, about the first half of her own high-risk pregnancy and premature twin birth — a story she is sharing publicly for the first time. Part 1 covers her path through infertility, an unrecognized preterm labor,
Mailbag 35: What Does the Fox Say? with Dr. Nathan Fox
In this episode of the Healthful Woman podcast, Dr. Nathan Fox opens up the mailbag again, answering listener questions about some of the topics that come up most often in high-risk pregnancy care: how doctors decide when to repeat Doppler testing on twins, how twin growth is measured differently than singleton growth, and how patients
Fetal Echocardiograms: A Heart to Heart with Dr. Jen Lam-Rachlin
The heart is the first organ to function in a developing fetus, and it works completely differently than yours does. In this episode of the Healthful Woman Podcast, Dr. Nathan Fox talks with Dr. Jen Lam-Rachlin, a specialist in both maternal-fetal medicine and pediatric cardiology, about fetal echocardiograms: what they look for, why fetal circulation
Newborns! Part B: The rough and tumble first few months” – with Dr. Tracy Agnese
Bringing a newborn home is one thing. Surviving — and enjoying — the weeks and months that follow is another challenge entirely. In this episode of the Healthful Woman Podcast, Dr. Nathan Fox sits down with pediatrician Dr. Tracy Agnese to talk through what actually happens once you leave the hospital: the strange noises babies
Mailbag 29: “What does the Fox say” – With Dr. Nathan Fox
This is a transcription of a portion of a Healthful Woman podcast. Anita’s Question Our next question is from Anita. “My question is, is it always necessary to go to the doctor/hospital if you bleed in your first trimester? Backstory: for my first pregnancy, I had a cramp and bled on Super Bowl Sunday when
Understanding Single-Gene NIPT and How Early Genetic Screening Can Support Pregnancy Care
Advances in prenatal genetic screening continue to expand the options available to expectant parents. During a recent episode of BackTable Women’s Health, Dr. Nicole Faulkner spoke with Dr. Andrei Rebarber about single-gene noninvasive prenatal testing (sgNIPT), carrier screening, and how these tools can help guide pregnancy management. Their discussion explored how prenatal screening has evolved,
“Newborns! Part A: From birth until you go home” – with Dr. Tracy Agnese
In a recent Healthful Woman episode, “Newborns! Part A: From Birth Until You Go Home,” host Dr. Nathan Fox speaks with Dr. Tracey Agnese, a pediatrician at Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine on Manhattan’s west side. Dr. Agnese walks through exactly what happens to a baby in the hospital’s first 24 hours, from the head-to-toe exam
“Ruthie’s Story: Postpartum Depression, Removing the Stigma”
“Ruthie’s Story: Postpartum Depression, Removing the Stigma” Postpartum depression is one of the most common complications of childbirth, yet it remains one of the least discussed. In a recent episode of the Healthful Woman podcast, Dr. Nathan Fox speaks with Ruthie, a physician assistant and mother of two, about her personal experience with postpartum depression
