257: The Science of Pregnancy (with Rebecca Hanssen)
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🗓️ 18 March 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Luke is having a baby - surprise! So this week we're joined by the lovely Rebecca Hanssen to chat about pregnancy & the absolutely insane effects it has on the body...
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References & Further Reading
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559304/#:~:text=Pregnancy%20is%20a%20state%20of,to%20sustain%20the%20growing%20fetus.
https://www.britannica.com/science/pregnancy/Anatomic-and-physiologic-changes-in-other-organs-and-tissues
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4928162/
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/12/1159753316/pregnancy-start-conception
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/pregnancy-sickness-cause
https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/related-conditions/common-symptoms/vomiting-and-morning-sickness/
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/folicacid/about.html#:~:text=Why%20folic%20acid%20is%20important,and%20spine%20(spina%20bifida).
https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/related-conditions/common-symptoms/bleeding-gums/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Sci guys, the show where we talk about the crazy, weird and wonderful stories from the science world. |
| 0:14.4 | I'm Tori, and as always I'm joined by my co-host, Luke Cutforth, and this week's special guest, Rebecca Hanson. |
| 0:19.9 | Weigh! |
| 0:20.6 | Woo! |
| 0:21.6 | This week we're talking about buns and babies, but first we have a wee YouTube comment. |
| 0:35.6 | This one says, today I found out I do indeed exist. Very profound stuff. Anyway, I've got a question for |
| 0:42.4 | everyone who's watching or listening at home. If you're watching on YouTube, get down to the |
| 0:46.6 | comments and if you're watching or listening rather on Spotify, get to the Spotify place |
| 0:50.6 | where you answer questions. And if it's anywhere else, here is what you do. |
| 0:55.2 | Go to a maternity ward and just wait. |
| 0:59.2 | Just wait. |
| 1:00.3 | Just wait. |
| 1:01.3 | Somehow the answer will come to us. |
| 1:03.5 | I don't know how. |
| 1:04.2 | I didn't think this one through. |
| 1:05.4 | I never do. |
| 1:06.0 | The question is, are you pregnant? |
| 1:07.9 | Have you been pregnant? |
| 1:09.3 | Would you be pregnant? When will you be pregnant? Have you been pregnant? Would you be pregnant? |
| 1:11.5 | When will you be pregnant? |
| 1:13.2 | Yes! |
| 1:15.3 | Yes! |
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