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Using Data To Better Understand Pregnancy

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πŸ—“οΈ 2 May 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Economist Emily Oster became a big name in pregnancy advice 10 years ago with her book "Expecting Better: Why The Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong – And What You Really Need To Know."

Her latest book is called "The Unexpected: Navigating Pregnancy During And After Complications."

She co-wrote it with Maternal Fetal Medicine Dr. Nathan Fox.

We talk about some of those complications and how patients can get better care from their doctors.

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Hey it's Jen. A quick heads up before we start the show today we're talking

0:21.0

about pregnancy and some of the complications associated with it.

0:24.6

This conversation will include talk of miscarriage and stillbirth, which may be hard to listen to,

0:29.4

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0:34.0

Pregnancy is hard and that's before you consider that as many as half of pregnancies come with added complications.

0:49.0

Economist Emily Auster became a big name in pregnancy advised 10 years ago with her book

0:54.6

expecting better, why the conventional pregnancy wisdom is wrong and what you really

0:59.2

need to know. As an economist Auster uses data to help people better understand the different scenarios they might face in pregnancy,

1:07.0

including when things don't go smoothly.

1:09.0

Her latest book is called The Unexpected, Navigating pregnancy during and after complications.

1:15.8

She co-wrote it with maternal fetal medicine Dr. Nathan Fox, and it's out this week.

1:20.6

Today we talk about some of those complications and how patients can get better care from their doctors.

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Today we talk about some of those complications and how patients can get better care from their doctors.

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