#FerringPod

Mandy Rodriguez, returning guest and Clinical Psychologist, provides insights on how couples and individuals can navigate their emotions when going through fertility treatment and infant loss.

Together with host Zoya Mabuto-Mokoditoa they share the emotional challenges that individuals and couples face during these difficult times in their lives. In this episode, you will also gain valuable and practical ways of addressing some of these mental health concerns to allow you to come to terms with the feelings you are experiencing. Ferring Facebook · Ferring Instagram

Registered Dietitian Sonia Malczyk provides a breakdown of the essential nutrients that men and women require to ensure healthy sperm and egg cells for a healthy baby.

In this episode, Sonia in conversation with host Zoya Mabuto-Mokoditoa explores conception nutrition, which forms the foundation for starting a family. You will learn valuable insights on the right time to begin a fertility nutrition journey and an important narrative shift needed in fertility and conception.

Listen today to expand your knowledge about conception nutrition. Ferring Facebook · Ferring Instagram

Postnatal depression is often a misunderstood condition that both mothers and fathers can experience.

In this episode, Mandy Rodrigues, a returning guest to the #FerringPod and Clinical Psychologist, provides valuable information on what postnatal depression is, the risk factors for those likely to experience it, and strategies to lower the risk.

Together with host Zoya Mabuto-Mokoditoa, they unpack the potential effects on the parent-child relationship and also look at destigmatising postnatal depression.

This is a must-listen episode for parents and family members. Ferring Facebook · Ferring Instagram

Learning that you have Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) can be overwhelming. In this episode of the #FerringPod, Dr. Marc Ostrofsky, a Specialist Physician and a medical Gastroenterologist, discusses treatment goals for an IBD diagnosis, explaining that the targets of the patient are as important as the healthcare professionals' treatment goals. He goes on to unpack the treatment process, to host Zoya Mabuto-Mokoditoa, following an IBD diagnosis of a patient.

Listen to this episode to gain insights to better prepare yourself if you have been diagnosed with IBD. Ferring Facebook · Ferring Instagram

Dr Celeste Kock, a Paediatric Gastroenterologist, describes constipation and encopresis in kids to host Zoya Mabuto-Mokoditoa. In this episode of the #FerringPod, we explore how common these conditions are in kids, the causes, and go into detail on the treatment available to children experiencing constipation and encopresis. To understand how these conditions manifest in your child, listen to this episode to understand your child’s digestive health better. Ferring Facebook · Ferring Instagram

Lizelle Grindell, a Neuro-electro Physiologist, discusses behavioural modifications for enuresis, commonly known as bedwetting with host Zoya Mabuto-Mokoditoa in this episode of the FerringPod. They discuss the behavioural dos and don’ts that help children overcome bedwetting. Lizelle also debunks some misconceptions around bedwetting being psychological, where it is in fact physiological. They go on to discuss the causes and treatments through behaviour modification that will support your child’s physical development of their bladder.

If you are a parent with a child who experiences bedwetting, this episode is a must for you. Ferring Facebook · Ferring Instagram

Navigating emotions during any type of pregnancy can be challenging.

In this series of podcasts, Mandy Rodrigues, a Clinical Psychologist, speaks with host Zoya Mabuto-Mokoditoa about the psychology behind conception, birth to baby, and how to own your emotions during this time.

She provides you with valuable information on how to deal with your emotions while also providing insightful stories and tips from her own journey of pregnancy. Ferring Facebook · Ferring Instagram

In this episode, Dr van der Merwe, a Urologist at the Urology Hospital in Pretoria, and host, Zoya Mabuto-Mokoditoa, have a conversation about being diagnosed with prostate cancer and what the next steps for patients would be.

Dr van der Merwe addresses this crucial topic by answering important questions that will help you understand this ‘silent thief’ of a disease and talks in-depth about the treatments available while always considering a patient’s individual profile. Ferring Facebook · Ferring Instagram

Induction and cervical ripening may sound scary but Specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr. Leneque Lindeque explains all the important information surrounding this process.

Stay informed and know what you can expect when it's getting close to your due date in this episode of the #FerringPod, hosted by Zoya Mabuto-Mokoditoa. Ferring South Africa on Facebook · Ferring South Africa on Instagram · Ferring Facebook · Ferring Instagram

Understanding the different birthing options when you are expecting is so important. In this episode Dr. Esther Rockson, Specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, sits down with host, Zoya Mabuto-Mokoditoa to talk about all the different birthing options available and what some of these processes look like. Understand what your options are to have the safest birth possible. Ferring South Africa on Facebook · Ferring South Africa on Instagram · Ferring Facebook · Ferring Instagram