How to prepare for a second pregnancy after a complicated first one

Life Kit: Parenting

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🗓️ 2 May 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Pregnancy complications — like miscarriage, preterm birth or postpartum depression — are incredibly common. But expecting parents can often feel alone if they are experiencing these conditions, or like a second pregnancy is out of reach. This episode, Emily Oster, co-author of 'The Unexpected', on how to deal with complications when they arise, and make your next pregnancy a little smoother.

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0:00.0	Support for NPR and the following message comes from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
0:05.4	RWJF is a national philanthropy working toward a future where health is no longer a privilege but a right.
0:12.1	Learn more at RWJF.org.
0:17.4	You're listening to Life Kit from NPR.
0:24.2	Hey everybody, I'm Scott Detrow, in for Mary-El Segaro.
0:27.4	Emily Oster has a knack for using data to help expecting parents find the best care.
0:32.2	Oster is an economist at Brown University.
0:34.8	She's written several books on parenting and also writes the newsletter,
0:38.3	Parent Data. Back in 2013, her book, Expecting Better, helped people navigate bad conventional
0:43.6	pregnancy wisdom. Fast forward to 2024. Auster has a new book that arms people with more data
0:49.8	and more knowledge about what to do during especially difficult pregnancies.
0:57.6	She co-wrote it with Dr. Nathan Fox, a maternal fetal medicine specialist.
1:02.3	It's called The Unexpecting, navigating pregnancy during and after complications.
1:26.7	This episode of Life Kit, my conversation with Emily Oster. Support for NPR and the following message comes from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
1:32.9	RWJF is a national philanthropy, working toward a future where health is no longer a privilege,
1:36.7	but a right. Learn more at RWJF.org.
1:43.0	You know, early on you write, what is different about this book is that I hope you do not have to read it.
1:44.7	It is odd to write a book that you hope people will not read. Why did you focus on this particular topic? In the decade
1:50.3	or so since expecting better has come out, I have talked to thousands of women about pregnancy,
1:56.2	and a lot of those conversations are about, I had this complication during pregnancy. I'm scared. I'm
2:02.5	anxious. I want to understand it better. I want to understand what to do next time. Ultimately,
2:07.7	this book is an answer to those questions. It's really a guide through both what are the
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