External Resources FH Foundation: Women with FH & PregnancyNational Lipid Association: Lipid Treatment in Conception, Pregnancy, and LactationNational Lipid Association: High Triglycerides in PregnancyThe Bump: High Cholesterol during Pregnancy Partners FH FoundationFoundation of the National Lipid AssociationMyHealthTeamsPatientsLikeMePreventative Cardiovascular Nurses AssociationSociety for Maternal Fetal MedicineThe Mighty …
The Baby Blog: High Cholesterol
Episode 17: Heart Health in Pregnancy: Part 2
Dr. Gina Lundberg of Emory University joins our MotherToBaby Podcast host Chris Stallman, a certified genetic counselor, teratogen information specialist and mother of four, to continue the discussion of High Cholesterol they started on the last podcast. Chris and Dr. Lundberg talks about ways to keep your heart healthy in pregnancy. This podcast addresses healthy eating, exercise activity and other ways to reduce the likelihood of High Cholesterol, particularly in preparation of pregnancy and …
Episode 16: High Cholesterol in Pregnancy
Dr. Gina Lundberg of Emory University joins our MotherToBaby Podcast host Chris Stallman, a certified genetic counselor, teratogen information specialist and mother of four, to discuss familial hypercholesterolemia (familial hypercholesterolemia (fh)), a genetic disorder characterized by High Cholesterol levels and what's known about the condition in pregnancy and during breastfeeding. Chris and Dr. Lundberg also discuss a MotherToBaby study which aims to learn more about familial …
Obesity
This sheet talks about maternal obesity in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is obesity? Obesity is a condition that is associated with too much body fat. More than one-third of women in the United States have weights that fall in the obesity range. One measure of obesity is body-mass index (BMI) which is an estimate of body fat based on height and weight. A person is said to be obese …
Statins
This sheet talks about using statins in a pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is a statin? A statin is a class of medications used to treat high cholesterol levels. Some medications in this class are atorvastatin (Lipitor®), fluvastatin (Lescol®), lovastatin (Mevacor®), pitavastatin (Livalo®), pravastatin (Pravachol®), rosuvastatin (Crestor®) and simvastatin (Zocor®). These medications …
