A previous weblog publish about nuchal cords (when the umbilical twine wraps round child’s neck) sparked a number of worry and confusion, particularly round the concept this might “strangle” child. On this episode, we take a deeper have a look at what’s actually occurring; we discover the function of the placenta, widespread points that may come up, how nuchal cords and true knots type, and what occurs to the placenta and chord as soon as child is born.
On this episode of Yoga | Start | Infants, I converse with Dr. Jessica Vernon. Dr. Jessica is is a mother of two and a board-certified OBGYN for over a decade. She is an Affiliate Medical Director in addition to the Director of Psychological Well being at Oula, a midwifery-led girls’s well being startup in NYC.
Understanding how brilliantly the physique features throughout being pregnant can deliver a lot reassurance. We hope this episode helps you’re feeling knowledgeable, grounded, and assured!
On this episode you’ll study:
- About Dr. Jessica and what led you to Obstetrics?
- What the function of the placenta and the umbilical twine is, and once they type throughout being pregnant
- Widespread points that may come up with the placenta, resembling placenta previa, placenta accreta, or placental abruption
- How placental considerations are sometimes identified and monitored all through being pregnant
- Whether or not Dr. Jessica has observed a rise in placenta previa in her time as an OB/GYN, and what she thinks contributes to this
- What occurs if somebody is identified with a low-lying placenta earlier in being pregnant, and if it often resolves by itself
- How widespread nuchal chords are, if they’re often harmful, and the way the situation is resolved
- Different umbilical twine considerations, like true knots or twine prolapse, and the way they’re dealt with
- How suppliers monitor the well being and performance of the umbilical twine throughout being pregnant and labor
- What occurs to the placenta and umbilical twine after the newborn is born
- Whether or not or not there are any purple flags through the third stage of labor that require instant medical consideration
- Dr. Jessica’s ideas on delayed twine clamping and the way it impacts the newborn
- One closing tip or piece of recommendation Dr. Jessica wish to provide new and expectant dad and mom
- The place yow will discover her work
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About Dr. Jessica:
Dr. Jessica Vernon is a mother of two and a board-certified OBGYN with an emphasis on well being fairness and perinatal psychological well being. With over a decade of medical expertise, Dr. Vernon has cared for 1000’s of individuals all through their reproductive years.
She has been a voice within the media, contributing to many podcasts and articles associated to her specialty, and not too long ago printed her first ebook, Then Comes Child: An Sincere Dialog about Start, Postpartum, and the Advanced Transition to Parenthood.
In her present function at Oula, she is an Affiliate Medical Director in addition to the Director of Psychological Well being. On this function, she is working to broaden entry to emotional wellbeing and psychological well being help for Oula sufferers.
Dr. Vernon is the previous Director of Perinatal Psychological Well being at NYU Langone OB/GYN the place she spearheaded the event of an built-in perinatal psychological well being program within the OB/GYN school group apply, in addition to the previous Medical Director for Perinatal Psychological Well being at Hey Jane, the place she launched a complete digital perinatal psychological well being program. She can be a board member of Postpartum Help Worldwide (PSI).
Join with Dr. Jessica:
Oula: Dr. Jessica Vernon, MD
Instagram: @dr.jessicavernon
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