219: A Perfect Birth… Then a Deadly Heart Attack
Itchy and Bitchy Podcast
KS Miller-Hnilica
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
(00:00:11) Welcome to the Itchy and Bitchy Podcast
(00:00:42) Doc Itchy Medical Pets Supplements
(00:01:04) A Tragic Case of Postpartum Cardiomyopathy
(00:02:31) Understanding Postpartum Cardiomyopathy
(00:06:43) Risk Factors and Statistics
(00:08:36) Treatment and Recovery for Mothers and Babies
(00:14:39) Quick Break Announcement
(00:15:06) Legit or Bullshit: Trend Analysis
(00:15:53) Cortisol Face: Myth or Reality?
(00:19:04) The Parasite Cleanse Deception
She was only 26.
She had just delivered a healthy baby.
Then, without warning, her heart stopped.
In this episode, we uncover the terrifying reality of postpartum cardiac death—the rare but devastating heart emergencies that can strike young mothers after childbirth. A healthy baby came home, but a young mother never got the chance to raise her child.How does a 26-year-old die of a heart attack after pregnancy? What warning signs are missed? And why are women still being told they are “just tired,” “just anxious,” or “just recovering” when their bodies may be screaming for help?This is the story no new mother, partner, doctor, or family member can afford to ignore.
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, how I feel. |
| 0:03.6 | Bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, itchy and bitchy. |
| 0:11.0 | Hello, this is the Itchy and Bitchy podcast because being itchy is bitchy and our medical system sucks. |
| 0:19.0 | I'm Dr. Keith Nillica, a veterinary allergist and dermatologist. |
| 0:22.3 | And I'm Stephen Miller, a doctor of nursing practice and acute care nurse practitioner. |
| 0:27.0 | Send us your questions at ask at itchnot.com. We love you, but we're not your doctors. The information |
| 0:34.4 | we discuss is not direct medical advice. Please talk to your provider, |
| 0:39.1 | who is the expert on your care. The Itchy and Bitchy podcast is sponsored by Doc Itchy |
| 0:45.3 | medical pet supplements designed to optimize your pets health with the latest veterinary |
| 0:50.6 | medical research. Visit Doc Itchy.com or find us on Amazon. |
| 0:56.0 | Don't forget to send us your questions to ask at itchnot.com. |
| 1:04.2 | Welcome back. As always, we hope that you are safe and well. How are you doing, Dr. Miller? |
| 1:09.7 | I'm doing fantastic. So you are safe and well today How are you doing, Dr. Miller? I'm doing fantastic. |
| 1:11.1 | So you are safe and well today? |
| 1:12.6 | Very well. |
| 1:13.6 | Excellent. |
| 1:14.6 | Okay, so I was perusing some information on the internet, which I'm prone to do. |
| 1:23.6 | And I found this situation that I thought I would ask you about because you are in fact |
| 1:30.1 | a cardiologist. Is that right? |
| 1:32.8 | I am a cardiology doctor of nursing practice. |
| 1:36.7 | So day to day you do cardiology kind of stuff. |
| 1:39.9 | For 26 years. |
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