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7-“Felt like I had nothing left”-Sasha’s traumatic experience with preeclampsia
Meet Sasha, a badass birth warrior who discusses the challenges she faced during pregnancy and describes her experience with pre-eclampsia
Follow and tag us on Instagram: @thebirthsquad | Twitter: @_thebirthsquad
Use hashtags #thebirthsquad and #thebirthsquadpodcast
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**Episode Notes**
Links:
Calculator for pre-eclampsia risk
https://www.ultraheli.ee/en/preeclampsia-risk-calculator
ACOG Article
https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-advisory/articles/2021/12/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-preeclampsia-and-related-morbidity-and-mortality
Terms:
Preeclampsia: High blood pressure after 20 weeks of pregnancy that leads to end organ damage. Signs/symptoms include Headache unrelieved by pain medication, vision changes, protein in your urine, elevated liver enzymes, kidney failure, and low platelet levels. Treatment: Magnesium is usually used to prevent seizures and IV blood pressure
Eclampsia: A seizure-related high blood pressure
IUD: hormonal or non-hormonal form of birth control
Nausea and vomiting during Pregnancy:
Vitamin Bit 6 - prevent nausea
Doxylamine/ Unisom - prevent nausea and dry out your mouth or mucus membranes; SE: Makes you sleepy
Reglan - prevent vomiting; SE: Stimulates your bowels > diarrhea
Zofran - prevent vomiting; SE: Causes constipation. Used in the first-trimester limited data shows it may cause cleft palate or cardiac abnormalities
Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Extreme nausea and vomiting that leads to weight loss (usually at least 5% of prepregnancy weight). Sometimes associated with electrolyte abnormalities. Occurs in 0.3 - 3% of pregnancies.
Baby Blues: Changes in mood that occur as a result of the loss of hormones experienced after birth. Occur in the first days after birth up to 14 days.
Triage: Location where you are assessed by a nurse prior to being admitted to the hospital. Sometimes if you are not in labor they will send you back home.
Back Labor: Commonly occurs when that baby is “sunny side up.” Most babies are born looking at the ground.
IV pain meds: Given to help take the “edge off” pain (Ex: Fentaly, Stadol, Nubian)
Spinal headache: Headache worse with standing or sitting up and improved by lying down. Caused by spinal/epidural.
Blood patch: Procedure to relieve a spinal headache. Take your own blood to form a clot/patch in the area of the spinal tap.
OB/GYN: Doctor who can deliver your baby or perform surgery like C-sections.
Midwife: CNM (A certified nurse midwife) - can deliver your baby if you have a vaginal delivery, and also provide routine health care outside of pregnancy; LM (licensed midwife) - can provide prenatal care and deliver your baby.
Doula: A labor coach or birth assistant who can provide prenatal, labor, and postpartum support. This includes helping to create a birth plan, managing pain during delivery, and assisting with breastfeeding/lactation needs.
Maternal Fetal Medicine: A high-risk OB consultant who is trained to manage complicated pregnancies and assist your birth provider with your care.
Anesthesiologist: A doctor who provides pain relief for epidurals or C-sections, but they also put patients to sleep for other surgeries.
CRNA: Certified registered nurse anesthesiologist. It can also provide pain relief and put patients to sleep for surgeries.
Resident: A doctor who is in training. This occurs after medical school.
Birth Center: A facility where you can deliver with minimal interventions.
Home Birth: When someone delivers at home. Usually, a birth attendant is present to assist.
Community Hospital: A smaller hospital that serves a specific location.
Academic Center: A hospital that serves a large population of people. Participates in research and has trainees at different levels, which includes medical students, residents, and other higher education programs. Also, it may have the highest level of care. Usually affiliated with a school like USCF, UCLA, USC, Harvard, etc.
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By Dr. Ijeoma Bello and Dr. Kimeshia ThomasMeet Sasha, a badass birth warrior who discusses the challenges she faced during pregnancy and describes her experience with pre-eclampsia
Follow and tag us on Instagram: @thebirthsquad | Twitter: @_thebirthsquad
Use hashtags #thebirthsquad and #thebirthsquadpodcast
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**Episode Notes**
Links:
Calculator for pre-eclampsia risk
https://www.ultraheli.ee/en/preeclampsia-risk-calculator
ACOG Article
https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-advisory/articles/2021/12/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-preeclampsia-and-related-morbidity-and-mortality
Terms:
Preeclampsia: High blood pressure after 20 weeks of pregnancy that leads to end organ damage. Signs/symptoms include Headache unrelieved by pain medication, vision changes, protein in your urine, elevated liver enzymes, kidney failure, and low platelet levels. Treatment: Magnesium is usually used to prevent seizures and IV blood pressure
Eclampsia: A seizure-related high blood pressure
IUD: hormonal or non-hormonal form of birth control
Nausea and vomiting during Pregnancy:
Vitamin Bit 6 - prevent nausea
Doxylamine/ Unisom - prevent nausea and dry out your mouth or mucus membranes; SE: Makes you sleepy
Reglan - prevent vomiting; SE: Stimulates your bowels > diarrhea
Zofran - prevent vomiting; SE: Causes constipation. Used in the first-trimester limited data shows it may cause cleft palate or cardiac abnormalities
Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Extreme nausea and vomiting that leads to weight loss (usually at least 5% of prepregnancy weight). Sometimes associated with electrolyte abnormalities. Occurs in 0.3 - 3% of pregnancies.
Baby Blues: Changes in mood that occur as a result of the loss of hormones experienced after birth. Occur in the first days after birth up to 14 days.
Triage: Location where you are assessed by a nurse prior to being admitted to the hospital. Sometimes if you are not in labor they will send you back home.
Back Labor: Commonly occurs when that baby is “sunny side up.” Most babies are born looking at the ground.
IV pain meds: Given to help take the “edge off” pain (Ex: Fentaly, Stadol, Nubian)
Spinal headache: Headache worse with standing or sitting up and improved by lying down. Caused by spinal/epidural.
Blood patch: Procedure to relieve a spinal headache. Take your own blood to form a clot/patch in the area of the spinal tap.
OB/GYN: Doctor who can deliver your baby or perform surgery like C-sections.
Midwife: CNM (A certified nurse midwife) - can deliver your baby if you have a vaginal delivery, and also provide routine health care outside of pregnancy; LM (licensed midwife) - can provide prenatal care and deliver your baby.
Doula: A labor coach or birth assistant who can provide prenatal, labor, and postpartum support. This includes helping to create a birth plan, managing pain during delivery, and assisting with breastfeeding/lactation needs.
Maternal Fetal Medicine: A high-risk OB consultant who is trained to manage complicated pregnancies and assist your birth provider with your care.
Anesthesiologist: A doctor who provides pain relief for epidurals or C-sections, but they also put patients to sleep for other surgeries.
CRNA: Certified registered nurse anesthesiologist. It can also provide pain relief and put patients to sleep for surgeries.
Resident: A doctor who is in training. This occurs after medical school.
Birth Center: A facility where you can deliver with minimal interventions.
Home Birth: When someone delivers at home. Usually, a birth attendant is present to assist.
Community Hospital: A smaller hospital that serves a specific location.
Academic Center: A hospital that serves a large population of people. Participates in research and has trainees at different levels, which includes medical students, residents, and other higher education programs. Also, it may have the highest level of care. Usually affiliated with a school like USCF, UCLA, USC, Harvard, etc.