Episodes
Cervical Lacerations in Labor & Delivery: Episode # 117
Cervical lacerations are cuts or tears that happen to the cervix during labor and delivery. These types of laceratsion are differ…
Unplanned C-section Delivery
What happends when a cesarean birth is not planned.
Doulas, Labor and Birth Coaches: Episode #115
On today’s episode of True Birth, we’re talking about labor coaches, birth coaches, and doulas. Dr. Yaakov Abdelhak and Cer…
Circumcision: Episoe #114
Today’s episode of True Birth is all about circumcision. Circumcision often falls under the category of obstetrics, and many obst…
Delivery Timing for Postdates & Postterm Pregnancies: Episode: #113
What is the optimal timing for delivery when a pregnancy goes past the due date? How far past a due date is it recommened to go?…
Cerclage Types: McDonald, Shirodkar and Abdominal. Episode: #112
Cerclage is the number one too for preterm labor prevention.
Molar Pregnancy; Episode #111
Molar pregnancies, also known as hydatidiform moles, are rare usually unviable pregnancies that develop when trophoblasts (the ce…
Postpartum Depression: Episode #110
Postpartum Depression (PPD) is a depressive period or series of depressive episodes that can happen after the birth of a baby. W…
Labor & Delivery acronyms and shorthand: Episode #109
Getting versed in medical lingo for pregnancy & birth.
Why does someone become and Obstetrician? Episode #108
Obstetrics and Gynecology can be a wonderful beautiful experiene as a place to work but also have its fair share of challenges. I…
Gender Reveals in Pregnancy: Episode #107
Finding out the gender of the baby in pregnancy. What do most familles decide to do? Find out from the persecptve of the exeprt…
Pregestational (preexisting) Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy: Episode …
Pregnancies affected by pregestational (also called preexisting) diabetes has significantly improved over the past several decade…
Tips for Getting Pregnant Naturally. Episode #105
Tips for getting pregnany naturally may seem simple enough for some, but navigating fertility and the fertile window can sometime…
Labor Induction: What to expect a step-by-step guide. Episode #104
This episode will cover exaclty what to expect from your labor induction. From addmission to the hospital to delivery of the bab…
Midwives, OB/GYNs, Perinatologists, MFMs: What's the difference? Epis…
What is the difference between midwives, OB/GYNs, and high risk MFM specilaits? What about douals. and labor coaches? Is a midwi…
Postpartum Hemorrhage: Uterine Atony. Episode #102
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is heavy or excessive bleeding after giving birth. There are several reasons why PPH may occur follo…
RH Factor in Pregnancy: Episode #101
RH factor in pregnancy and RhD alloimmunization in pregnancy. What happends when a patient has RH negative blood during prengnacy…
Our 100th Episode
Today is a big anniversary! We have been at podcasting for 1 year and have reached out 100th episode. In this week's podcast we …
Placenta Encapsulation: Episode #99
Placenta encapsulation is the procedure of taking a placenta and making it into pill form for consumption usually following birth…
Birth Plans for Labor Delivery & Pregnancy: Episode #98
Birth plans have increased in popularity in the last several decades and many templates exist online from popular pregnancy and b…
Diagnostic Imaging in Pregnancy: X-Rays, CT Scans, MRIs and Ultrasoun…
Radiology and imaging techniques in pregnancy are reviewed such as x-rays, CT scans and MRIs. Find out when it is safe to get im…
Uterine Anomalies in Pregnancy: Episode #96
Different types of uterine shapes and sizes are reivewed and how they affect pregnancy and delivery, mainly septate, unicornuate,…
Insomnia in Pregnancy: Episode #95
What to do when you can't sleep in pregnancy. There are many reasons as to the source of sleepless nights in pregnancy; and the s…
First Trimester Bleeding in Pregnancy: Episode #94
Bleedding in the first trimester of pregnancy is often more anxiety producing than dangerous in pregnancy. However, it is importa…