HRV + Pregnancy with Dr. Shon Rowan PH210

Pursuing Health

Julie Foucher MD, MS

Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Shon Rowan is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He completed his medical training at the West Virginia University School of Medicine and continues to work there as an Assistant Professor. He is clinically active in reproductive medicine including infertility and In Vitro Fertilization, and recently led a research study exploring how monitoring pregnant women’s resting heart rate and HRV can provide insights to the fitness changes that take place during and after pregnancy.

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0:00.0	Almost immediately there was changes in heart rate variability and resting heart rate
0:03.4	to the point that several participants who were really into their data and really watching
0:10.1	it messaged me and said, hey, I'm pretty sure I'm pregnant, even though my pregnancy test
0:13.8	isn't positive, yeah, they were.
0:18.2	Hello, and welcome to Pursuing Health.
0:22.3	I'm Dr. Julie Fouche, Family Physician and Former CrossFit Games Athlete.
0:26.4	Here I bring you information and inspiration to help bridge the gap between fitness and
0:30.4	medicine and support your journey toward your healthiest self.
0:33.9	In this episode, I sat down with board certified OBGYN and CrossFit trainer Dr. Sean Rowan.
0:40.1	We had a conversation about guiding training for women through pregnancy and postpartum,
0:44.6	as well as a novel research study that he led looking at trends in heart rate variability
0:49.0	and resting heart rate in exercising women before conception during pregnancy and in their
0:54.1	postpartum period.
0:55.7	I had a ton of fun getting to know Sean at this year's CrossFit Games and I was really
0:58.8	excited to have him on the podcast to share his perspective and some of the research that
1:03.1	he's doing.
1:04.1	So I hope you enjoy learning from him just as much as I have.
1:06.8	Before we dive into the episode, I do want to make it clear that this podcast is for
1:09.8	general information only and does not provide medical advice.
1:13.0	I recommend that you seek assistance from your personal physician for any health conditions
1:16.7	or concerns.
1:17.7	So with that, let's get to the episode.
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