#193 | December Q&A: Rhogam; Premature Rupture of Membranes; Meconium; Fevers in Pregnancy; Cord Traction; Vitamin D; Waterbirth & Cold Plunges

Down to Birth

Cynthia Overgard & Trisha Ludwig

Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum, Midwives, Alternative Health, Home Birth, Society & Culture, Newborn, Documentary, Hypnobirthing, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Breastfeeding, Pregnant, Birth, Maternity, Motherhood

4.8 • 586 Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Hello everyone! It is that time of the month, and we are back with our December Q&A. To kick it off, we have a follow-up conversation based on one listener's response to episode #188 on Rhogam. Next, we jump into our questions discussing the actual risks of going past 24 hours or ruptured membranes without contractions and how you can mitigate those risks. We break down why meconium becomes more concerning after 42 weeks gestation and what those actual risks are. One mother who has ...

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0:00.0	There is a real trend right now in routine manual extraction of the placenta.
0:09.1	I've done some research on this and it absolutely is causing more harm than good.
0:15.1	Let's say you had sex on Monday and you ovulate on Thursday.
0:19.0	You're not going to conceive on Monday because you haven't ovulated yet.
0:22.6	But the sperm can live for five days.
0:26.1	So that can throw your day off, right?
0:27.7	So it's not about the day you had sex.
0:29.6	It's about the day you ovulated.
0:31.4	I'm just thinking of the old days when women were like out in the fields doing their work
0:35.8	or in the kitchen baking their pies. And they were
0:38.2	like, oh, I think it's been a while since I got my period. And then suddenly they're gaining weight.
0:43.1	And it's like, oh, when is your baby due? Well, we think in spring. Like, right. They would hear this
0:49.4	conversation. Like, ah, but you had sex Monday, but did you ovulate on Monday?
0:55.3	Do we overthink it?
0:56.4	100%. The problem with the due date is the provider.
0:58.6	That's really the problem.
0:59.6	That's the problem.
1:01.8	I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of hypnoborthing of Connecticut, childbirth advocate, and
1:06.4	postpartum support specialist.
1:08.6	And I'm Trescia Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international board certified lactation consultant.
1:14.7	And this is the Down to Birth podcast.
1:19.3	Childbirth is something we're made to do.
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