Episodes

Postpartum Depression (PPD) is a depressive period or series of depressive episodes that can happen after the birth of a baby.  W…

Getting versed in medical lingo for pregnancy & birth.

Obstetrics and Gynecology can be a wonderful beautiful experiene as a place to work but also have its fair share of challenges. I…

Finding out the gender of the baby in pregnancy.   What do most familles decide to do? Find out from the persecptve of the exeprt…

Pregnancies affected by pregestational (also called preexisting) diabetes has significantly improved over the past several decade…

Tips for getting pregnany naturally may seem simple enough for some, but navigating fertility and the fertile window can sometime…

This episode will cover exaclty what to expect from your labor induction.  From addmission to the hospital to delivery of the bab…

What is the difference between midwives, OB/GYNs, and high risk MFM specilaits? What about douals. and labor coaches?  Is a midwi…

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is heavy or excessive bleeding after giving birth.  There are several reasons why PPH may occur follo…

RH factor in pregnancy and RhD alloimmunization in pregnancy. What happends when a patient has RH negative blood during prengnacy…

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 is the procedure of taking a placenta and making it into pill form for consumption usually following birth…

Birth plans have increased in popularity in the last several decades and many templates exist online from popular pregnancy and b…

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…

Different types of uterine shapes and sizes are reivewed and how they affect pregnancy and delivery, mainly septate, unicornuate,…

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…

Bleedding in the first trimester of pregnancy is often more anxiety producing than dangerous in pregnancy. However, it is importa…

The AFP test of the Alpha-Fetoprotein Test is a blood test done in the second trimeter of pregnancy screening for nerual tube def…

Dr. Yaakov Abdelhak explains the inception of Maternal Resources, what makes it tick and how it's the most special place on the p…

Meconium is brown stained amniotic fluid and represents the passage of stool from the bowels of the baby in utero.    We'd love t…

In pregnancy, thrombophilias or blood clotting disorders can either be inherited or  acquired. As you can imagine, blood clotting…

Everything that's key to know about the immediate postpartum period.  You've done all the hard work and delivered a healthy beaut…

Different types of leg pain in pregnancy are reviewed.    Our practice website can be found at: Maternal Resources: Remember to …

The fetal echocardiogram is a targeted ultrasound that is used to examine the fetal heart in more detail than a standard anatomy …