Jackie Oshry’s Birth Story and Emergency Cerclages
In a recent episode of the Healthful Woman podcast, Dr. Nathan Fox, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, sits down with Jackie Oshry, co-host of The Toast, to discuss her experience with a high-risk pregnancy. They discuss the challenges of managing cervical insufficiency and highlight the importance of timely medical care and patient advocacy during complicated pregnancies.
When the OB becomes the High-Risk Patient
In a recent episode of the “Healthful Woman” podcast, “When the OB becomes the High-Risk Patient,” Dr. Nathan Fox is joined by Dr. Stephanie Melka, an OB/GYN who shares her personal journey through a high-risk pregnancy. As both a physician and a patient, Dr. Melka discusses the challenges she faced, from choosing her own OB/GYN
Kim’s Experience with Cord Prolapse
In the recent episode of “Healthful Woman,” called “Cord Prolapse: Kim’s Story,” host Dr. Nathan Fox sits down with Kimberly Goodridge, NP, who shares her experience with cord prolapse during childbirth. This unexpected turn transformed Kim’s routine vaginal birth into a high-stakes emergency cesarean section, highlighting both the unpredictability of childbirth and the critical decisions
The NICU Side of Peri-Viable Birth
During the Healthful Woman podcast, host Dr. Fox and guest Annemarie Stroustrup, a neonatologist specializing in premature babies at the NICU, delve into the topic of peri-viable birth in the episode titled, “Peri-viable birth: The NICU Side.” Dr. Stroustrup shares insights drawn from her extensive experience in neonatal care. Healthful Woman · “Peri-viable birth: The
Understanding Periviable Birth with Dr. Spiegelman
In Maternal-Fetal Medicine Associates’ latest podcast, we embark on an exploration of a difficult area of obstetrics – periviable birth. Our recent podcast with Dr. Spiegelman, a specialist in maternal-fetal medicine, discusses this topic to offer expecting parents’ invaluable insight into this lesser-known complication of pregnancy. Read on for a quick explanation of what periviable
Understanding and Coping with a Miscarriage
Miscarriages are unfortunately common and affect every one out of four pregnancies. Miscarriages can be incredibly difficult to cope with and they often leave women and their families with many questions. We’ll be discussing miscarriages so that you can better understand what causes them and what to do if you think you are experiencing a
All About Noninvasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS) During Pregnancy
During pregnancy, there are an array of prenatal tests that can help to determine vital information regarding the fetus and the pregnancy. One of these tests is called noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS). NIPS can be done as early as 10 weeks of pregnancy all the way through delivery. It is typically not done earlier than
Thrombophilia in Pregnancy
words, people with either an inherited (genetic) or acquired condition (disease) resulting in an increased risk of developing a blood clot. In pregnancy, it has been linked to recurrent pregnancy loss, late miscarriages, stillbirth, fetal growth restriction, and preeclampsia. There are many factors involved and large amounts of information about thrombophilia in pregnancy. For this
PPROM: Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes
An unmistakable sign that you’re going into labor is the sudden release of amniotic fluid through the vagina, commonly known as your water breaking. In normal pregnancies, this is accompanied by the pains of labor and contractions, but in some cases, the water breaks early, prior to going into labor and before reaching a full
