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Episode 15: 5 Tips for Birth Defects Prevention: Part 2

Brian Van de Wetering — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Chris Stallman, a certified genetic counselor, teratogen information specialist and mother of three (soon four), continues her conversation with two experts and new moms from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to talk about the five tips for preventing birth defects, which includes the importance of a healthy weight and boosting your health by avoiding harmful substances during pregnancy. Harmful substances discussed include alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. The tips are part of the theme for January’s National Birth Defects Prevention Month.

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Episode 11: Adoption and Exposures: What to Ask

Brian Van de Wetering — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

What questions should you ask during the adoption process when it comes to medications, alcohol, illicit drugs and other exposures the baby might have had during his or her birth mother’s pregnancy? Our MotherToBaby teratogen information specialists from MotherToBaby California and MotherToBaby North Texas who also have first-hand experience with adoption join host Chris Stallman, a certified genetic counselor, teratogen information specialist and mother of three, to answer the public’s questions.

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Episode 8: Opioids and Alcohol in Pregnancy: Part 2

Brian Van de Wetering — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

What passes on to the baby if a mother drinks alcohol or takes opioids during her pregnancy? Are there underlying reasons that could affect the child? Sarah Obican, MD, a maternal-fetal high-risk pregnancy subspecialist from MotherToBaby’s Florida affiliate at the University of South Florida in Tampa continues the second part of this important conversation with host Chris Stallman, CGC. Together, they answer one caller’s questions about a possible adoption that may have been exposed to alcohol and opioids.

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Episode 7: Opioids and Alcohol in Pregnancy: Questions during One Caller’s Adoption Process

Brian Van de Wetering — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Can some alcohol be ok during a woman’s pregnancy? Has it been researched well? What about opioid use in a birth mom if one is considering an adoption? Will the baby born have problems? Sarah Obican, MD, a maternal-fetal high-risk pregnancy subspecialist from MotherToBaby’s Florida affiliate at the University of South Florida in Tampa joins host Chris Stallman, a certified genetic counselor and mom. Together, they answer one caller’s questions about a possible adoption that may have been exposed to alcohol and opioids.

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Episode 3: Marijuana during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

Brian Van de Wetering — Wed, 22 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Now that marijuana is legal is many states, pregnant women are asking, is it ok to consume during pregnancy? How about breastfeeding? MotherToBaby Podcast host Chris Stallman, a certified genetic counselor and mother, takes questions from moms around the country about the known safety of marijuana products during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. World-renowned epidemiologist Christina Chambers, PhD, MPH, a University of California San Diego professor whose groundbreaking marijuana in breastmilk study recently made international headlines, joins Chris to provide evidence-based answers.

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