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04/06/2025

We are pleased to share our latest MotherToBaby Podcast episode #85, “Radiation & Breastfeeding: Understanding the Risks and Realities,” now available for listening and sharing with your network.

In this episode, genetic counselor and podcast host Chris Stallman is joined by Dr. Emily Caffrey, certified health physicist representing our valued partners at the Health Physics Society.

Together, they explore:
• The distinction between ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
• Considerations for diagnostic procedures (X-rays, CT scans, MRIs) during breastfeeding
• The impact of contrast agents and radioactive tracers
• When to pause or discontinue breastfeeding based on exposure
• The importance of individualized counseling and informed decision-making

🎧 Listen to the episode: momtobaby.org/RadiationBreastfeeding
📺 YouTube version: momtobaby.org/RadiationBreastfeedingYT

In this episode of the MotherToBaby Podcast, host and genetic counselor Chris Stallman welcomes Dr. Emily Caffrey, a certified health physicist at the Health...

16/01/2025

🚨 Ep. 82 of The MotherToBaby Podcast is out now! 🎙️ Dive into the latest FASD work with experts from . Learn about new findings & prevention efforts. 🎧 Listen & earn CE credits: https://momtobaby.org/FASDep82Podcast

In the second episode of the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) special series, we explore the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s work addressing FASD and how scientific findings are helping shape prevention efforts. BONUS: Earn continuing education credits for listening. Scroll dow...

09/01/2025

In honor of Birth Defects Awareness Month, MotherToBaby & the CDC National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities launch a 3-part podcast on FASD. Episode #81, “FASD Discovery and Prevalence,” is now live! 🎧Earn continuing education credits & hear from UC San Diego experts.
Listen now: https://momtobaby.org/FASDep81Podcast

In this episode, Dr. Kenneth Lyons Jones, one of the pioneers who first identified Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in the United States in 1973, and Dr. Christina Chambers, a renowned epidemiologist who has conducted groundbreaking research on the prevalence of FASD, join host Chris Stallman...

25/11/2024

🚨 New Episode! 🎙️ #80: "Influencers, Self-Advocacy & Studies"
Join Dr. Kiarra King MD, OB-GYN & social media influencer, as she chats with host Chris Stallman on The MotherToBaby Podcast about diversity in pregnancy studies & the power of self-advocacy. 💪
Don’t miss it! 🎧

06/11/2024

🎧 New MotherToBaby Podcast #79! 🤰 Dana Howe from Vaccinate Your Family joins host Chris Stallman to debunk common vaccine myths during pregnancy. Tune in now! https://momtobaby.org/vaxmyths

06/11/2024

⚠️ Bat in Your Closet? Here’s What You Need to Know About Rabies and Pregnancy ⚠️ in the latest MotherToBaby Blog https://momtobaby.org/rabiesblog

Rachel called us the morning she woke up and found a bat hanging out in her closet.  As far as she could tell, she had not been bitten.  She was 10 weeks pregnant and wondered what her next steps should be. Her husband also did not detect any bites. He kindly relocated the bat to […]

18/10/2024

🤰💉 From the RSV vaccine to COVID-19, the flu shot, and Tdap, the latest MotherToBaby Podcast episode breaks down everything you need to know to support you and your developing baby's health during pregnancy. 💪✨Tune in to a special guest from the Association of Immunization Managers! https://momtobaby.org/ep78vaccines

08/10/2024

🎙️ Tune in to Ep. 77 of The Podcast and "Ask a Nurse-Midwife!" Dr. Jessica Brumley answers the most common questions she gets about midwives, who they serve (spoiler: it's not just pregnant people) and where you can learn more about midwives in your area. American College of Nurse-Midwives https://momtobaby.org/AskAMidwife

03/10/2024

✨ Folic Acid Fact Check! ✨ Let’s debunk some common myths and spread the truth about this essential nutrient. 💚 Listen to ep. 75 of The MotherToBaby Podcast! https://momtobaby.org/folicacidmyths Babies After 35

17/09/2024

🎙️ Tune in to Ep. 76 of The MotherToBaby Podcast on Radiation & Pregnancy! 🚼✨ Don’t miss out on this crucial info! Feat. Health Physics Pty Ltd https://momtobaby.org/RadiationEp76

16/09/2024

Keeping cool for two: How extreme heat can affect pregnancy in the latest MotherToBaby Blog in partnership with ! 🔥😓🤰 https://momtobaby.org/HeatBlog

Manteniéndose fresco para dos: ¡Cómo el calor extremo puede afectar el embarazo en el último blog de en colaboración con ! 🔥😓🤰 https://momtobaby.org/blogcalor

Arizona is HOT, especially in the summer. I knew this when I moved to Tucson almost a decade ago. Since then, I have had two pregnancies while living in Arizona. I was lucky not to have to spend the last weeks of pregnancy and first weeks with my newborn in the summer heat. Of course, […]

30/08/2024

Did you know infants in rural areas are less likely to ever breastfeed than infants living in urban areas? Find out why in a special MotherToBaby blog https://momtobaby.org/ruralbreastfeeding

¿Sabes que los bebés de áreas rurales tienen menos probabilidades de ser amamantados que los bebés que viven en áreas urbanas? Descúbrelo en un blog especial de MotherToBaby. https://momtobaby.org/lactanciarural

For breastfeeding people living in rural areas, it is often difficult to find appropriate breastfeeding and lactation resources as they can be few and far between. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), infants in rural areas are less likely to ever breastfeed than infant...