Episode 72 Companion: Merck For Mothers
Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes
Scott Benner
4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 29 July 2016
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
In episode 72 I spoke to Ryan Hansen who unexpectedly lost his wife Tara during childbirth. This bonus episode is a companion to Ryan's story.
Maternal mortality is more prevalent in the United States then you may expect and taking the time to understanding the simple steps that will help to avoid this unnecessary and catastrophic lose of life is beyond important. In this bonus episode I speak with Dr. Priya Agrawal from Merck For Mothers to discuss what you can do to ensure a safer birthing experience.
Show Notes
If you would like to know more about Merck For Mothers please follow this link.
The Tara Hansen Foundation has been established to honor Tara's life and memory. Our goal, continue to act in the same selfless manner in which Tara lived her life. We are dedicated to the advancement of maternal health awareness. The foundation believes that expecting parents deserve equal education on the risks associated with the mother as well as the child. We also plan to continue giving back to the school where she worked. Most importantly, we hope to keep Tara's positive spirit and appreciation for life alive.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, welcome to the Juice Box Podcast. |
| 0:01.6 | This is the bonus episode to the Ryan Hanson interview |
| 0:04.6 | about maternal mortality. |
| 0:06.5 | Today's episode is with, and she's going to have to forgive me |
| 0:10.7 | because I'm going to butcher her name probably. |
| 0:14.4 | Dr. Priya Agruwall from Merck for Mothers. |
| 0:18.7 | I'm clicking around here, obviously, |
| 0:20.4 | as I should not be. |
| 0:21.1 | That is not very, I'm sure that's not something you want to be listening to but okay |
| 0:25.5 | Merck from others a little bit about them just real quick from their website in 10 years |
| 0:29.0 | They have over five hundred million dollars. They have over 75 partners in over 30 countries and they have to date helped 5 million women find |
| 0:36.7 | reliable access to affordable quality care and modern contraception. |
| 0:41.3 | Now they're trying to get the word out in the United States, which is how they |
| 0:45.4 | ended up on the Juice Box Podcast. The issue of maternal mortality is serious, more prevalent |
| 0:50.5 | than you would imagine, and definitely something you want to understand if you are |
| 0:55.1 | thinking of having a baby having a baby pregnant right now about to give birth, to know somebody |
| 0:58.8 | who's pregnant, there are only a few things you need to do to really help you have a much safer birth and |
| 1:06.1 | after birth experience. Obviously if you're listening you listen to Ryan and |
| 1:10.8 | you want to learn more about maternal mortality. |
| 1:13.8 | I know I've just said doctor and mortality a couple of times and it seems like it might not |
| 1:18.0 | be too much fun, but trust me, the doctor does a really great job of presenting the information |
| 1:21.9 | well, and she has a British British accent so you can't lose. |
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