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Down to Birth

#315 | The Preeclampsia Puzzle: Misdiagnoses, Misconceptions and Prevention with Author Sarah Thompson

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

4.8586 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Preeclampsia is an increasingly common diagnosis, but are we getting it right? This episode tackles the alarming reality of misdiagnosis and the rush to intervene prematurely with induction. Join us and functional medicine expert Sarah Thompson, researcher and author of Functional Maternity, as we dive into the deeper nature of preeclampsia, beyond simple blood pressure readings. Learn about the crucial roles of sleep, stress, and your body's detox pathways in the prevention of preeclampsia. ...

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0:00.0

There's actually like a diagnosis out there and a treatment.

0:06.5

It's not a technical diagnosis, but it's being used.

0:10.3

And it's called pre-eclampsia, which is not a thing.

0:14.3

I have a cook at plant the other day who got diagnosed with preeclampsia at 16 weeks because she had protein in her urine.

0:19.9

She had a kidney stone. 80% of all preeclampsia

0:23.6

cases could be preventable. How do you get more of glutathione in your life? So I think we're

0:30.6

overdosing on our B vitamins a lot because not everybody needs methyl folate. I'm sorry. Okay, we need a whole other episode now. I know, I know.

0:40.1

I have a lot of opposition to the blanket recommendation for women to be on aspirin every day. It just

0:46.0

sounds insane to me. And I resent that all of them are told there's just no risk to it. I mean,

0:51.7

there's no way there's zero risk. Yeah, and there was a research article

0:55.8

that did say being on baby aspirin increases the risk of postpartum hemorrhage. There you go.

1:02.1

I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of hypnoborthing of Connecticut, childbirth advocate, and postpartum

1:07.2

support specialist. And I'm Tresha Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international board certified lactation consultant.

1:15.0

And this is the Down to Birth Podcast.

1:19.6

Childbirth is something we're made to do, but how do we have our safest and most satisfying experience in today's medical culture?

1:26.7

Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.

1:35.9

Well, first off, thanks for having me on again today, guys.

1:40.3

I'm really excited to jump on and talk about this topic.

1:44.0

And I know we had, we discussed talking about

1:46.5

this understanding preeclampsia because I feel like there is a lot of information out there on

1:52.5

preeclampsia, but it's also very confusing because preeclampsia is complicated and there isn't

2:00.6

just one cause. And everybody's journey to preeclampsia is complicated and there isn't just one cause.

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