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[0.39] Brigid explains why the audio quality may sound different this episode.
[2.00] Meghan asks about navigating graves’ disease during pregnancy.
[3.36] Dr Pat explains what graves’ disease is.
[4.04] Dr Pat explains the treatment for graves’ disease and how it works.
[6.40] Dr Pat talks about what Meghan’s next steps should be. [8.22] Brigid tells people to go back and listen to episode 36. What you need to know about your thyroid in pregnancy.
[9.25] Anonymous asks about having a low-lying placenta with multiple placental lakes and what this means for her pregnancy.
[10.54] Dr Pat explains what placental lakes are.
[12.00] Dr Pat talks about some of the pregnancy complications placental lakes could be associated with.
[12.47] Dr Pat talks about low-lying placentas and how they can ‘fix’ themselves.
[13.30] Dr Pat talks about some of the pregnancy complications a low-lying placenta could be associated with.
[13.50] Dr Pat talks about why this situation would call from more frequent monitoring and scanning.
[15.03] Brigid asks whether placental lakes can make it more ‘bleedy’.
[15.39] Anonymous asks how common it is to have a second breeched baby and a second preterm baby after these things happened in her first pregnancy.
[17.02] Dr Pat discusses how each pregnancy is different.
[17.19] Dr Pat talks about how depending on how early the premature labour was can affect your risk of having a subsequent premature labour.
[18.17] Dr Pat talks about whether there is anything than can increase the risk of the baby being breeched.
[19.19] Brigid asked when a baby settled into their position.
[21.42] Anonymous asks about IVF pregnancies and inductions and why this is considered high risk.
[22.50] Dr Pat talks about why a woman’s age is relevant.
[23.22] Dr Pat talks about the statistics around IVF pregnancies and inductions.
[24.22] Dr Pat talks about the data around IVF pregnancies and the placentas that they create and the data around IVF pregnancies and postdates.
[25.09] Dr Pat talks about inducing subsequent pregnancies.
[26.02] Dr Pat talks about the different types of inductions.
[27.42] Gwen asks about her first baby being born head down but face up and whether this may happen again in subsequent births.
[28.38] Gwen also has a question about the return of her period while she is breastfeeding and whether her PCOS will affect the return of her period.
[29.14] Dr Pat talks about OP or ‘sunny side up’ births and the complications about them.
[30.40] Dr Pat talks about how subsequent vaginal births are more efficient.
[31.47] Dr Pat talks about how birth attendants can help to correct an OP subsequent birth.
[32.41] Dr Pat talks about how it is normal to not menstruate while you are breastfeeding.
[33.24] Dr Pat talks about when someone has PCOS and has struggled with regular ovulation and menstruation in the past.
[34.03] Dr Pat talks about the steps women need to take if they are breastfeeding and want their period to return so that they can have another baby.
[34.39] Dr Pat explains what women should do if they have stopped breastfeeding and their period has not returned after a few months. [35.00] Brigid and Dr Pat tell people to go back and listen to episode 24. Maybe I have PCOS? and episode 65. Breastfeeding but I want to try for a baby.
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We also acknowledge the rich birthing history of aboriginal women and the connection to country that this has been and always will be.
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