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[0.54] Emily asks if there is anything she can do at 32 weeks if her baby is currently transverse to get him in the right position for birth. She also asks if there was anything she can do to try and avoid a caesarean for her baby that is currently measuring in the 97th percentile on growth scans.
[2.10] Dr Pat explains what transverse is and the positioning of the baby.
[3.48] Dr Pat talks about whether you need to do anything to correct the baby’s positioning at this stage.
[4.36] Dr Pat talks about what the baby’s transverse positioning means for birth options.
[5.05] Dr Pat talks about ways a baby’s positioning can be corrected.
[6.06] Dr Pat talks about what can be done if the baby is measuring big on growth scans.
[7.59] Brigid tells listeners to listen to some of our caesarean episode for more information on c-sections.
[8.42] Anonymous asks about the different categories of medication in pregnancy.
[10.01] Dr Pat talks about the different drug categories in Australia.
[11.07] Dr Pat talks about looking at your medications before you are pregnant, while you are planning for your pregnancy.
[12.21] Dr Pat talks about the need for different medications in pregnancy.
[13.43] Dr Pat talks about stopping medications when you find out you are pregnant.
[14.40] Brigid talks about the GrowMyBaby Getting Pregnant Program.
[15.10] Anonymous asks about diagnosing early pregnancy miscarriages and emptied gestational sacs.
[16.47] Dr Pat talks about the use of an ultrasound to get answers.
[17.48] Dr Pat talks about the ‘ultrasound rules’.
[20.31] Anonymous asks about cervical cerclage success and retroplacental uterine fibroids in pregnancy.
[22.00] Dr Pat explains what a cervical cerclage is and why it is done.
[23.44] Dr Pat talks about uterine fibroids and he talks about the importance of the location of retroplacental uterine fibroids in pregnancy.
[25.54] Dr Pat talks about the ongoing management of uterine fibroids.
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