We have some excellent stories for y'all today! Be prepared to laugh! 

Kristina's Grandma Kay Helmick talks with Kristina about growing up, birth, and her current life. Listen to today's very special episode. 

Share your BIRTH STORY HERE 

Heart disease is a serious serious condition that is often not typically talked about as a part of women's health BUT as the #1 cause of death in women, we should ABSOLUTELY talk about it! Megan gives us the scoop today!

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https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/women.htm

What is a Midwife? What are their credentials? What can they do? Kristina dives into midwifery today. 

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https://www.midwife.org/acnm/files/ccLibraryFiles/FILENAME/000000006807/FINAL-ComparisonChart-Oct2017.pdf

https://www.graduatenursingedu.org/careers/certified-nurse-midwife/what-is-a-midwife/

https://mana.org/about-midwives/types-of-midwife#:~:text=Traditional%20Midwives,they%20are%20called%20traditional%20midwives.

https://www.midwife.org/acnm/files/cclibraryfiles/filename/000000008273/EssentialFactsAboutMidwives_Final_2022.pdf

https://www.statista.com/chart/23559/midwives-per-capita/?gclid=CjwKCAjw0ZiiBhBKEiwA4PT9z4ar9RtwdQWoQGVZWfaLnAobaS_sWPwFAQI3XGoLcoKlDS3a8VXmuRoCEGAQAvD_BwE

What is the truth behind carrying your 30# toddler while pregnant? Does it cause injury?? Can it cause miscarriage in the 1st trimester? Find out today when Megan dispells the myth of weight load in the first trimester of pregnancy. 

https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-bulletin/articles/2018/11/early-pregnancy-loss

https://www.uclahealth.org/medical-services/obgyn/conditions-treated/recurrent-pregnancy-loss#:~:text=A%20clinically%2Drecognized%20pregnancy%20means,identified%20after%20a%20pregnancy%20loss.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pregnancy-loss-miscarriage/symptoms-causes/syc-20354298

https://nida.nih.gov/publications/research-reports/substance-use-in-women/substance-use-while-pregnant-breastfeeding

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/repro/images/Lifting_guidelines_during_pregnancy_-_NIOSH.jpg

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4606868/#:~:text=Lifting%20more%20than%2023%20kg,is%20specified%20after%20Week%2024.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532992/

Prolactin is a momma's friend when trying to breastfeed. Today Kristina talks about the what, where, and why of it all. 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507829/

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22429-prolactin

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22007-prolactinoma

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/endocrine-diseases/prolactinoma

Kristina dives into how labor is broken down into 3 stages...or is there 4? 

Don't forget to share your story! HEREHERE 

https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/labor-and-birth/first-stage-of-labor/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK544290/

https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/maternal-deaths/index.html#:~:text=Heart%20disease%20and%20stroke%20cause,and%20infection%20are%20most%20common.

http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/119831/WHO_RHR_14.18_eng.pdf;jsessionid=D97D149B0EF3C6FA827ED4876BB7BA09?sequence=1

https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/amniotic-fluid-embolism/

https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/who-postpartum-haemorrhage-(pph)-summit#:~:text=Each%20year%2C%20about%2014%20million,with%20life%2Dlong%20reproductive%20disability.

https://setonharkerheights.net/news/golden-hour-breastfeeding#:~:text=The%20first%20hour%20after%20birth,months%20in%20a%20controlled%20environment.

These two harrowing birth adventures remind us that birth does not come without risks, trials, and tribulations. The stories shared today are inspiring, riveting, and leave us thankful. Thank you to our Beautiful Birth Mommas for sharing your stories with us!

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How often do you need a pap smear? Is it every year? Every 6 months? Every decade? Megan will tell us on today's episode. 

Your birth story or vagitale is needed!! Submit it HERE 

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/cervical/basic_info/screening.htm

https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/cervical-cancer-screening?scrlybrkr=55485abe#:~:text=Women%20who%20are%2021%20to,%2Dtesting)%20every%205%20years.

Megan gets into the nitty gritty of cesarean birth. The how, what, and why's of it all. Listen today.

Don't forget to share your story! Share Here

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/7246-cesarean-birth-c-section

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519070/#:~:text=Postpartum%20depression%20most%20commonly%20occurs,%25%20to%2020%25%20of%20women.

https://www.cesareanrates.org/

https://www.cesareanrates.org/types

https://www.who.int/news/item/16-06-2021-caesarean-section-rates-continue-to-rise-amid-growing-inequalities-in-access

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK546707/

https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/labor-and-birth/reasons-for-a-cesarean/

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2021/maternal-mortality-rates-2021.htm