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Supporting Sleep in Pregnancy
Dr. Sarah chats with Stefanie Miska, acupuncturist and herbalist, about alternative and complementary ways to support sleep in pregnancy! https://focushealthclinic.com/ https://www.shefoundhealth.ca/store...
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Top 9 things that affect fertility!
In this podcast we discuss fertility! How does age affect fertility? What does ovarian reserve mean? Does being overweight or underweight affect my ability to get pregnant? What about substances when trying to...
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Water Birth and Water Immersion during Labour
Dr. Alicia and Heidi Machnee, Registered Midwife, review the risks and benefits of immersion in water during labour and water birth to both the delivering parent and the newborn! We review what reasons it may not be...
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Anemia and Low Iron in Pregnancy
Drs. Sarah and Alicia review what low iron and anemia in pregnancy mean, and how they can affect your childbirth and newborn! We review how to test your iron levels and what we recommend to treat low iron or anemia...
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Skincare in Pregnancy with Dr. Bri
Dr. Sarah chats with Emergency and Aesthetic Medicine physician Dr. Bri all about skincare in pregnancy and reviews the top questions they get about common skin conditions in pregnancy including acne, peri-oral...
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The MamaPsychologists Birth Stories
Chelsea and Caitlin, the co-founders of the extremely popular IG Page @mamapsychologists share their birth stories and open up about the stress of giving birth during marital separation, preterm birth, and how they...
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TOLAC to VBAC - Katlin's Birth Story
Katlin shares with Dr. Sarah her two very different birth experiences, from a post-dates induction to a spontaneous vaginal birth after cesarean. She talks about how the preparation she did for baby #2 helped her feel...
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COVID 19 Vaccine in Pregnancy, Lactation and TTC
Dr. Sarah chats with Dr. Sierra Richard, Pharm D all things pregnancy, lactation, and TTC with the COVID vaccine. Dr. Sierra reviews the vaccine in detail, the ingredients, how it works and what the current...
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Gestational Diabetes in Pregnancy
Gestational Diabetes is defined as Diabetes occurring during pregnancy, that was not present prior to becoming pregnant. In our most recent podcast, we discuss gestational diabetes tips and gestational diabetes diet. ...
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What you need to know about PCOS and fertility!
PCOS or polycystic ovary syndrome has many symptoms associated with it. Some of the most common are irregular periods from lack of ovulation which can result in PCOS infertility. Another common symptom Is PCOS acne,...
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Celia's Home Birth Story
Celia tells us about her homebirth during this podcast. She discusses the preparation, including multiple discussions with her midwife and her homebirth checklist she used to get ready! One homebirth was pre covid,...
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Melissas Birth Story - Miscarriages Cerclage and A Great Attitude!
Melissa joins Dr. Alicia to discuss her birth story. We discuss her recurrent miscarriages, first trimester bleeding, her need for a cerclage and the challenges of doing this all through a pandemic! ...
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