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Dental Care in Pregnancy
Today’s episode is a must listen, as Dr. Sarah Lea interviews dentists Dr. Brin MacMillan and Dr. Sabrina Ma, co-owners of South Island Dental, on the do's and don'ts of dental work in pregnancy. They discuss if and...
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Health Care Workers: Navigating Challenging Cases
Bad things happen in medicine. Sometimes it can't be avoided, but what we can do is try to prepare ourselves the best we can. On today's episode, Dr. Alicia Power & Dr. Maryna Mammoliti discuss what we can do in...
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Hypertension in Pregnancy
Dr. Vanja Petrovic and Dr. Alicia Power as they discuss Hypertension in Pregnancy, the leading cause of maternal death due to long-term complications, such as cardiovascular disease. They can also impact the health...
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Water Birth and Water Immersion During Labour
Dr. Alicia Power and Heidi Machnee, Registered Midwife, review the evidence, risks, and benefits of immersion in water during labour, and water birth to both the delivering parent and the newborn, including reasons it...
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Preterm Birth
Dr. Michelle Morais, high risk obstetrician, and Dr. Alicia Power discuss all things preterm birth, including defining preterm birth, who is at risk and what are risk factors, what role the cervix plays and potential...
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Social Media and Medicine
Join Dr. Katharine Smart, a pediatrician in Whitehorse, Yukon and former President for the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and Dr. Alicia as they discuss the growing intersection of medicine and social media, and...
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The Physical Effects of Birth Trauma
Kate Borsato, perinatal mental health therapist and educator, and Melissa Dessaulles, BScPT, BScKin, Pelvic Health, discuss the individualized, unique experiences of birth trauma, its links to PTSD and the best ways...
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Prenatal Nutrition Basics: What Every Provider Should Know
Dr. Sarah Lea is joined by Registered Dietician Noelle Martin to discuss the latest evidence around prenatal nutrition basics, how to approach a discussion about nutrition with your prenatal patients, and how to give...
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Bonus: Incontinence and Prolapse Webinar
Pelvic physiotherapist Melissa Dessaulles hosts this webinar featuring Dr. Roxana Geoffrion, urogynecologist and Dr Sinéad Dufour physiotherapist and PhD, focused on the pelvic floor during vaginal birth and common...
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Intrusive Thoughts
Intrusive thoughts are unwanted or unconscious thoughts that pop into our conscious mind. During the postpartum period, they are often related to accidental harm or intentional harm to baby, and can feel very...
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Returning to Running Postpartum
Melissa Dessaulles, BScPT, BScKin, Pelvic Health and Gráinne Donnelly, Advanced Physiotherapist in Pelvic Health and clinical researcher, discuss the 2019 returning to running postnatal guidelines for health, medical...
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Circumcision
Dr. Ellen Forbes, Board Certified Urologic Surgeon and Expert in Male Fertility, provides the latest evidence around newborn infant circumcision including medical reasons for considering the procedure, any...
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