Healthful Woman Podcast

In part 2 of this episode, Brianna Barclay shares how her pregnancy experience helped relieve some of her fear of seeing doctors and the impact that mental health struggles have had on her life. She also explains why she and her doctor chose to proactively treat postpartum depression, her birth experience, and what being a new mother has been like.

Brianna Barclay tells part one of her pregnancy story. Brianna suffers from clinical OCD and an intense fear of medical procedures. During her pregnancy, she also dealt with hyperemesis, which ultimately caused her to lose 35-40 pounds before she delivered her baby.

Dr. Jessica Spiegelman meets with Dr. Nathan Fox to discuss nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum, a more severe medical condition, as well as possible treatments.

Dr. Stephanie Melka, OB/GYN joins Dr. Nathan Fox to discuss when pregnant women should deem a situation an emergency and when to visit the hospital in such situations.

Dr. Nicole Rankins, OB-GYN and host of the "All About Pregnancy" podcast speaks with Dr. Fox about her approach to creating relationships with her patients, her pregnancy and birth classes, and her podcast.

Emily Oster, author of “Expecting Better,” “Cribsheet,” and “The Family Firm,” meets with Dr. Fox to discuss sleep training and the importance of establishing a regular sleep schedule at different stages of development.

Lauren Turk, a singer in the rock band "Adult Band," sat down with Dr. Nathan Fox to discuss her personal experience freezing her eggs. Growing up, she did not know that egg fertilization was an option for her. After her procedure, she started to share her story on social media and realized there were many women who wanted to know more about the process and how they could get started. In this episode of the Healthful Woman Podcase, Lauren details her experience finding a doctor and what the procedure entailed. Follow her in Instagram @thehangoutnj !

Meredith, a mother in Ann Arbor, MI speaks with Dr. Fox about her pregnancy journey after being diagnosed with Gitelman syndrome, her child's diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta, and more.

New to the MFM Team, Dr. Sadia Mobeen joins Dr. Nathan Fox on the podcast to discuss the likelihood and reality of experiencing tears, or lacerations, during childbirth. Most first-time mothers can expect at least a small tear, but these are often quickly resolved. In more severe cases, our doctors discuss the options for repairing damaged muscle or skin as well as ways to help prevent tears from occurring in the first place.

Simi Hersko, who was previously a Healthful Woman guest to talk about ATime, joins to talk about her own experience. Simi’s story includes struggling with infertility, miscarrying twins after IVF, and choosing not to resuscitate her twins born at 23 weeks.