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Pregnancy and birth can be exciting but also scary. I've put together these free resources to help you feel calm, confident and empowered during your pregnancy and birth.

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Pregnancy and birth can be exciting but also scary. I've put together these free resources to help you feel calm, confident and empowered during your pregnancy and birth.

Resources For Pregnancy

6 Steps To Build Healthy Habits Now

Your Complete Guide To Prenatal Tests

Meditation Jumpstart Guide

Resources For Birth

How To Manage Pain In Labor

Warning Signs To Look Out For After Birth

What To Bring With You To The Hospital

Questions Residents

Questions to Ask at a Hospital with Med Students and Residents

Questions To Ask At A Hospital With Med Students And Residents

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💗Monique thought she was going to have a vagina

💗Monique thought she was going to have a vaginal birth with an epidural.
She was scheduled to be induced just after 40 weeks, but as it goes with labor, things took a bit of a turn and you’re going to hear about all those twists and turns in today’s birth story episode.
**This episode is sponsored by The Lactation Network, @lactationnetwork, the largest network of accredited breastfeeding experts in the country. Visit tln.care/AAPB to learn more and schedule your own insurance-covered consultation today!
💗Being a recent transplant from Suriname in South America, she was still adjusting to a strange country when she got pregnant.
💗Going into motherhood away from home meant she had to be extra prepared. She did a ton of research, hired doulas, and asked friends for help. Because of all the work she did to make sure she was supported, she had the beautiful birth she deserved.
You’ll Learn:
➡️ Why Monique was concerned about pregnancy loss from the start
➡️ What made birth customs in the U.S. different from those in Suriname
➡️ Which resources she used to get very, VERY prepared for her birth
➡️ What preferences she discussed with her doctor ahead of time
➡️ How she made a plan to deal with her low pain tolerance
➡️ How she used doulas intentionally and strategically to ease stress
You can listen now by clicking the link in my bio! Episode 211!
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I get asked a lot about taking aspirin in pregnanc

I get asked a lot about taking aspirin in pregnancy so let me explain...
✅Low-dose aspirin (81 mg/d a.k.a. baby aspirin) reduces the frequency of preeclampsia, as well as related adverse pregnancy outcomes (preterm birth, growth restriction), by approximately 10-20%.
✅Low-dose aspirin should be started after 12 weeks and ideally before 16 weeks and continued daily until delivery.
Low-dose aspirin is recommended for pregnant individuals with one or more of the following risk factors:
⏩History of preeclampsia
Carrying more than one baby (twins, triplets, etc)
⏩High blood pressure that was present before pregnancy (chronic hypertension)
⏩Type 1 or 2 diabetes that was present before pregnancy
⏩Kidney disease
⏩Autoimmune disease (ie, systemic lupus erythematous, antiphospholipid syndrome)
Pregnant individuals with 2 or more of the following risk factors:
⏩Having your 1st baby
Obesity (ie, body mass index > 30)
⏩Family history of preeclampsia (ie, mother or sister)
⏩Black race (as a proxy for underlying racism)
⏩Lower income
⏩Age 35 years or older
⏩Personal history factors (eg, low birth weight or small for gestational age, previous adverse pregnancy outcome, >10-year pregnancy interval)
In vitro fertilization
✅The short-term safety of low-dose aspirin use in the second and third trimesters is well established
...and it appears to be safe in the first trimester as well (ie, no demonstrable increase in rates of miscarriage or congenital anomalies).
✅Longer term safety data (i.e. beyond pregnancy and the immediate postpartum period) are limited.
Are you or did you take aspirin during pregnancy?
🤰Let us know in the comments.
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