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Welcome to Pediacast, a pediatric podcast for parents.

And now, direct from the campus of nationwide children's, here is your host, Dr. Mike.

Hello, everyone, and welcome.

Once again to PDACast.

It's a pediatric podcast for moms and dads.

This is Dr. Mike, coming to you from the campus of nationwide children's hospital.

We're in Columbus, Ohio.

It's episode 404 from May 17, 2018.

We're calling this one self-care and wellness for moms.

I want to welcome you to the program.

I have an interview for you today with the author of a new book for moms. It's called Mother Matters, a holistic guide to being a happy, healthy mom. And it's a book that fills a much needed space because most books targeting new mothers really shine a light on some aspect of caring for their children.

You know, whether it be the basics of infant care, the physical health of babies,

what to expect, common symptoms, illnesses, development, especially of babies and toddlers,

injuries that kids may sustain. We see books on mental health, meal time, play time.

You get the picture. They're all important topics to be sure. But what about the health and

well-being of new moms? And old moms, too, for that matter. Of course, this is not only

important for the health and well-being of mom herself, but we know that happy, healthy moms are more likely

to raise happy, healthy kids, and a function is a very important member of a happy, healthy

family. The book, Mother Matters, written by Dana Kurtz, who also happens to be a licensed

social worker and a certified personal trainer. The book is fantastic and it covers all sorts of

topics related to mother wellness with a focus on moms with babies, but much of the content

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