Ep156: Headaches in Pregnancy
Birth With Power
Dr. Nicole C. Rankins
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2022
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
In this episode we’re talking about headaches in pregnancy. Headaches are common in general and also in pregnancy so I thought I’d tackle this topic. We will be focusing on primary headache syndromes today. A “primary headache” is when the headache itself is the disorder, whereas a “secondary headache” refers to one that is a symptom of an underlying issue. I do talk about when it’s time to take a headache seriously and talk to your doctor.
Primary headaches can be pre-existing (i.e., they began before pregnancy) or can occur for the first time during pregnancy, postpartum, or breastfeeding. Depending on what kind of headaches you suffer from, pregnancy may make the condition more or less severe. Both headache treatments and the headaches themselves can have an effect on your pregnancy so it’s important to learn about your options and make informed decisions.
In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:
-How common are headaches
-What are the different types of primary headaches
-What are the characteristics of the most common primary headaches
-How headaches can affect pregnancy outcomes
-What are some medication and non-medication treatments
-What are some preventative measures you can take
-What medications are safe to use while breastfeeding
-How to tell when a headache might be a sign of a more serious problem
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| 0:00.0 | In this episode, you are going to learn about headaches in pregnancy. |
| 0:10.6 | Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. |
| 0:15.3 | I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board certified OBYN, who's been in practice for nearly 15 years. |
| 0:21.9 | I've had the privilege of helping over 1,000 babies into this world, and I'm here to help |
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| 1:14.6 | get on the list. Well, hello, hello. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. This is episode |
| 1:22.6 | number 156. I am so glad that you are here with me today. I'm recording this episode after getting over a bit of |
| 1:31.1 | a respiratory virus that kept me down for like almost a week. And hopefully I don't sound too |
| 1:38.1 | stuffy or anything like that. So forgive me if I do. I definitely feel a lot better. It was not COVID, |
| 1:43.7 | so I'm glad for that, but it just took |
| 1:45.5 | longer to get over than I wanted to, but I'm glad to be back on the microphone and talking about |
| 1:50.6 | headaches and pregnancy in this episode. So headaches are common in general, and they're also |
| 1:57.3 | common in pregnancy, so definitely wanted to tackle this topic today. And the focus |
| 2:03.1 | of the episode is on what's called primary headache syndromes. Primary headaches are one |
| 2:09.2 | where the headache itself is the problem. A secondary headache syndrome is when the headache is |
| 2:15.8 | caused by something else. I'm going to say a word |
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