The OBservations Podcast

Tracy Winsor, co-founder and Training & Service Development Director at Be Not Afraid, discusses her organization's work supporting parents who are planning to carry a pregnancy to term following a prenatal diagnosis.

Resources:

BNA website: https://benotafraid.net/
BNA Parent Care Coordinator Training: https://courses.benotafraid.net/courses/pcc-training
AAPLOG's webpage on BNA's Parent Care Coordinator training: https://aaplog.org/parent-care-coordinator-training-by-be-not-afraid/

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Pediatric dentist Dr. Richard Baxter discusses ankyloglossia (tongue ties), how they impact postpartum mothers and their babies, and how they're treated. Dr. Baxter is an Alabama-based board-certified pediatric dentist who is also the founder and owner of the Alabama Tongue-Tie Center, a nationally sought after dental practice that specializes in diagnosing and treating tongue ties and lip ties.

Resources:

• Alabama tongue-tie center: https://tonguetieal.com/
• Dr. Baxter's book, Tongue Tied: How A Tiny String Under the Tongue Impacts Nursing, Speech, Feeding, & More: https://tonguetieal.com/book/

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In this episode, internationally-recognized stem cell research & bioethics expert Dr. David Prentice discusses 3 myths about stem cell research.

Myth 1: Only embryos have stem cells.
Myth 2: Stem cells are always sourced unethically.
Myth 3: Adult stem cells are not useful in helping us understand and treat diseases.

Dr. Prentice holds a PhD in biochemistry and has almost 50 years’ experience as a scientific researcher and professor, including positions such as senior fellow of life sciences at the Family Research Council, Professor of Life Sciences at Indiana State University, and Adjunct Professor of Molecular Genetics at the John Paul II Institute at the Catholic University of America. Among many other achievements, he is a Founding Member of the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center, a comprehensive stem cell center in Kansas, and an advisory board member for the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity.

Resources:

StemCellResearchFacts.Org: https://stemcellresearchfacts.org/ 

Circulation research: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.118.313664 

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In this episode, California mother Athziri Perez shares her experience with abortion pill reversal, the progesterone therapy that allowed her to halt a chemical abortion regimen halfway through and deliver a healthy, living son.

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In this episode, AAPLOG CEO Dr. Christina Francis sits down with U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) to discuss his newly-introduced bill defending medical professionals' conscience rights, the Conscience Protection Act.

Resources:

Senator Lankford's website: https://www.lankford.senate.gov/

Learn more about this bill: https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/...

Follow Senator Lankford on social media: ‪@SenatorLankford‬

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AAPLOG CEO Dr. Christina Francis and Board Member Dr. Susan Bane offer their thoughts on the recent US Senate HELP Committee hearing on abortion.

Resources:

Watch the hearing recording: https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/the-assault-on-womens-freedoms-how-abortion-bans-have-created-a-health-care-nightmare-across-america

AAPLOG's committee opinion on contraceptives: https://aaplog.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Committee-Opinion-7-updated.pdf

AAPLOG's glossary of medical terms: https://aaplog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Glossary-of-Medical-Terms_20230615_7.pdf

AAPLOG's practice guidelines on concluding pregnancy: [PG 10 is temporarily unavailable and will be posted soon!]

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This is Part 2 of a two-part episode in which New York mother Leslie Wolbert shares her experience with abortion drugs 19 years ago.

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This is part 1 of a two-part conversation in which New York mom Leslie Wolbert shares her experience with abortion drugs 19 years ago.

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In this “reverse interview”, Monica Snyder of @secularprolife asks AAPLOG CEO Dr. Christina Francis questions that pro-life advocates and patients have for her as a board-certified OB-GYN. This week the theme of the questions is what OB-GYNs around the country really believe about abortion.

Monica Snyder is the Executive Director of Secular Pro-Life. Secular Pro-Life is a nonprofit organization committed to advancing secular arguments against abortion, creating a pro-life space for nonreligious people, and building interfaith coalitions of people interested in advancing secular arguments. Monica has degrees in chemical biology and forensic science; she started volunteering for Secular Pro-Life in 2009 and became its Executive Director in 2021. As the head of SPL, she maintains the organization’s strong social online presence, advancing pro-life arguments on social media and publishing robust resources on the organization’s blog.

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Board-certified family physician Dr. Lisa Gilbert, FAAFP, discusses how best to care for pregnant & postpartum immigrants & refugees.

Dr. Gilbert is a board-certified family physician and is on faculty at the Ascension Via Christi Family Medicine Residency Program. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). After residency, she completed a fellowship in International Family Medicine and received additional certification in Tropical Medicine. She has medical experience in several countries in West Africa, along with underserved populations in Kansas. As a prolife advocate, she has served on the board of AAPLOG for over 4 years and is Chair of the Family Medicine Subsection. She also has a Master’s degree in Clinical Ethics and serves as Chair of the Ascension Via Christi Ethics Committee in Wichita Kansas. 

Resources:

• CDC on immigrant & refugee health: https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/index.html
• WHO on female genital cutting: https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/9789241513913

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