Welcome to the birthful podcast. I'm Adriana Lozada and today we're going to be talking about bed rest.

Being placed on bed rest can come as a great surprise because while

preparing for birth, very few moms even think about the possibility of it happening. When is bedrests

recommended and how can you make the most of it? Today, I'll be talking with Darlene Turner about

this and more. Stay tuned. This episode of Birthful is brought to you by the first eight days of being a mom, a day-by-day

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Hello, Mamas and Mamas to Be.

And today I'm going to start out by giving you an enormous thanks to all of you

who have listened and downloaded this podcast. The response to the show has been incredible,

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eternally grateful to you. Okay. So getting back to the topic at hand, today I'm really excited

and honored to be talking to Darlene Turner about bed rest because unlike her, this is

something I know very little about. In 2001, Darlene found out firsthand how hard it can be to

find information and support for high-risk pregnant woman when she herself was put in this

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