In this solo episode, HeHe dives into the questions flooding her DMs—covering some of the most common (and confusing) topics in pregnancy and birth! We’re unpacking 39-week inductions, what to do when you’re told your baby is “too big,” navigating a GBS+ diagnosis, using upright positions during labor, the truth about hydrotherapy, and what your options really are when your water breaks at term. This episode is packed with evidence-based insight and empowering guidance to help you feel informed, confident, and in control of your birth choices.
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LINKS MENTIONED:
Big Baby:
https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-bulletin/articles/2020/01/macrosomia
https://www.uptodate.com/contents/fetal-macrosomia
https://evidencebasedbirth.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Big-Babies-Handout.pdf
Vaccines:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/index.html
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/Pages/default.aspx
https://evidencebasedbirth.com/
Vaccine Books:
The Vaccine Book, Dr. Robert Sears
The Vaccine Friendly Plan, Dr. Paul Thomas and Dr. Jennifer Margulis
What Your Doctor Won’t Tell You About Vaccines, Dr. Stephanie cave
Calling The ShotL Why Parents Reject Vaccines, Jennifer A. Reich
Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness, Dr. Thomas Cowan
Hydrotherapy (Tub Use in Labor)
Infection After Water Breaks at Term
GBS:
https://evidencebasedbirth.com/groupbstrep/
https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2020/0315/p378.html
