Are vaccines ok to get during pregnancy? Which vaccines should you get in pregnancy or before becoming pregnant? What about vaccine safety in breastfeeding? Sonja Rasmussen, MD, a world-renowned clinical geneticist, pediatrician and professor at the University of Florida and Kerri Bertrand, MPH of MotherToBaby California and the Mommy's Milk research project join host Chris Stallman, a certified genetic counselor, live from MotherToBaby's Annual Meeting in San Diego to answer the public’s …
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Host Chris Stallman, a mom-of-four, genetic counselor, and MotherToBaby information specialist, answers your burning questions about exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Chris and her guest experts take listeners’ questions and do a deep dive to offer insight into the safety and risk of many different types of exposures that a pregnant or breastfeeding mom may experience.
Disclaimer: MotherToBaby provides information for educational purposes only. Our podcast episodes do not provide individualized medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Episode 4: Maternal Mental Health & Postpartum Depression
What can a pregnant or breastfeeding woman take to control her mental illness? What happens if she leaves her mental illness untreated? What are the risks to her developing baby? Host Chris Stallman, a certified genetic counselor and mother, helps provide answers in a Maternal Mental Health Month special edition episode featuring Dee Quinn, also a certified genetic counselor, as well as a teratogen information specialist with a psychiatric nursing background. Also, this episode features special …
Episode 3: Marijuana during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Now that marijuana is legal is many states, pregnant women are asking, is it ok to consume during pregnancy? How about breastfeeding? MotherToBaby Podcast host Chris Stallman, a certified genetic counselor and mother, takes questions from moms around the country about the known safety of marijuana products during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. World-renowned epidemiologist Christina Chambers, PhD, MPH, a University of California San Diego professor whose groundbreaking marijuana in …
Episode 2: Beauty Products during Pregnancy or Breastfeeding
MotherToBaby Podcast host Chris Stallman, a certified genetic counselor and mother of three, takes questions from other moms around the country about the known safety of using beauty products during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. She covers questions surrounding lash enhancers and acne treatments and what their potential risks are to the developing baby if used during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Sharon Voyer Lavigne, MS, a licensed genetic counselor at MotherToBaby’s Connecticut affiliate, …
Episode 1: Are Essential Oils Safe While Pregnant or Breastfeeding??
If I’m pregnant, can I use essential oils? Is it ok to take herbal products, like flaxseed and other herbal supplements during breastfeeding? MotherToBaby Podcast host Chris Stallman, a certified genetic counselor and mother of three, takes questions from other moms from around the country about the known safety of using essential oils and herbal products during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Alfred Romeo, RN, PhD from MotherToBaby’s Utah affiliate is her guest expert helping to provide …
