Join Certified Doula Amelia Protiva and Anja Health Founder Kathryn Cross as they explore all things pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with renowned special guests in the health and wellness industry. In this episode, Amelia dives deep with licensed acupuncturist Evita Sokol of WTHN on using acupuncture before, during, and after pregnancy.

In this episode—

You can find Evita at https://wthn.com/ or https://sokolacupuncture.com/.

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Join Certified Doula Amelia Protiva and Anja Health Founder Kathryn Cross as they explore all things pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with renowned special guests in the health and wellness industry. In this episode, Amelia dives deep with  @Lil Mixins Founder Meenal Lele on the baby's biome and early allergen prevention.  

In this episode— 

· What is the baby's microbiome? 

· What factors affect the balance of our children’s microbiomes, and how? 

· Why do some kids develop allergies but not others?  

· What are the consequences of allergies? 

· Can you lower your baby’s food allergy risk during pregnancy? 

· Some parents think to avoid foods in order to prevent food allergies. Why is this actually a problem in prevention? 

· What are some of the latest developments in allergy research? 

· What is early introduction? 

· What are the risks of early introduction? 

· What do doctors say about early introduction?  

· What future therapies are on the horizon for immune diseases? 

· Meenal's top 3 tips for new parents!   

You can find Lil Mixins at https://www.instagram.com/lilmixins/?hl=en.  

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In this episode, Anja Health Founder Kathryn Cross talks with Registered Dietitian Leslee Flannery all about gestational diabetes.

Topics include—

· What is gestational diabetes? And when does an expecting parent get tested? 

· What causes gestational diabetes? Is there any way to prevent it? 

· Does gestational diabetes go away? 

· We know that expecting parents have lots of worries like if GD will hurt their baby or are scared to start insulin. What would you say to parents who are feeling overwhelmed by this diagnosis? 

· How to lower blood sugars without giving up all treats (diet and/or lifestyle modifications) 

· How to still advocate for your birth preferences despite GD

You can find Leslee Flannery at https://www.instagram.com/gestational.diabetes.nutrition.

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In this episode, Certified Doula Amelia Protiva and Anja Health Founder Kathryn Cross talk about how to advocate for yourself during pregnancy.

Topic include— 

· Why advocacy is so important in pelvic exam 

· Importance of a pelvic exam  

· Baby's first vaccines and how to advocate for yourself 

· Advice from doula on how to advocate for your birth plan 

· The hierarchy of care in birth 

· How to talk with your provider about your birth preferences

· Transitioning to parenthood  

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In this episode, Certified Doula Amelia Protiva and Anja Health Founder Kathryn Cross explore cord blood banking and stem cells.

Topics include— 

· Kathryn Cross' story and why she founded Anja Health 

· What are stem cells and what do they do in the body? 

· How do expecting parents talk to their provider about cord blood banking? 

· How a partner can own a part of the birth story? 

· Public vs private banking cord blood banking 

· The progress of stem cell studies 

· Why forego encapsulation and bank your placenta instead? 

· Cord blood banking and delayed cord clamping 

· Laws/regulations in the United States about cord blood education

To learn more about Anja Health, order an Anja Health Stem Cell Collection Kit, or find more placenta and umbilical cord blood banking, pregnancy, and birth resources, visit us at https://www.anjahealth.com.

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