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Perinatal and reproductive psychiatrist Dr. Edwin Raffi on whether antidepressants are safe for pregnancy (yes).Af Olesia Plokhii

Registered dietician and certified diabetes educator Lily Nichols sets the record straight - to beat gestational diabetes, eat fewer carbs.Af Olesia Plokhii

Yale University physician scientist Harvey Kliman on the gooey red organ at the center of it all - the placenta.Af Olesia Plokhii

Brown University economics professor and best-selling author Emily Oster on her new book, 'The Family Firm,' Covid and the wisdom of her daughter, Penelope.Af Olesia Plokhii

Australian researcher Mel Morns on nursing aversion - and whether you can get those creepy crawlies to stop without weaning.Af Olesia Plokhii

IVIRMA Global Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Emre Seli on the future of fertility science, from AI to stem cells to gene editing - and beyond.Af Olesia Plokhii

Pregnancy and breastfeeding expert Hilary Flower sets the record straight - breastfeeding while pregnant is safe.Af Olesia Plokhii

Journalist, author and mother of four Abigail Tucker on her new book, 'Mom Genes: Inside the New Science of Our Ancient Maternal Instinct.'Af Olesia Plokhii

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) Dana Lauducci tells you everything - everything - you need to know about how to breastfeed.Af Olesia Plokhii

At the height of the Covid pandemic last year, quadriplegic and disability advocate Dani Izzie became one of the only quadriplegic women ever to give birth to twins. This is her story.Af Olesia Plokhii

Forget what you heard about bedsharing and SIDS, the world's leading authority on the topic says - sleeping with your breastfed baby may save their life.Af Olesia Plokhii

Somatic experiencing trauma resolution practitioner Kimberly Ann Johnson on her new book, 'Call of the Wild,' and how awakening your primal predator is the key to healing trauma.Af Olesia Plokhii

Midwife of the Feminine Form Carly Rae on why you need to get to know your vagina a whole lot better.Af Olesia Plokhii

Neuroscience and health psychology professor Dr. Nicole Avena on her new book, What to Eat When You Want to Get Pregnant.Af Olesia Plokhii

Bringing Up Bebe author Pamela Druckerman on her new children's book, Paris by Phone, surviving cancer, being an American living in Paris and samba dancing in Brazil.Af Olesia Plokhii

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International wedding photographer Nicole Ashley on having a baby and running a demanding photography business - and how she sleep trained her baby without 'Cry it Out.'Af Olesia Plokhii

Brittney Butler, a public health PhD candidate at Ohio State University, on racism and being Black and pregnant in America.Af Olesia Plokhii

Perinatal therapist Shawn Portner on how to lessen anxiety and depression during pregnancy, starting with making sure you trust your care team.Af Olesia Plokhii

San Diego fertility doctor Anne Davis on her new clinic, Pearl Mini IVF, what mini-stim IVF is all about and why less - could be a whole lot more.Af Olesia Plokhii

Alice Lu-Culligan, a Yale immunologist focused on Covid and pregnancy, makes the case for pregnant women at high risk to get the vaccine - because the consequences of severe Covid infection are far more dangerous.Af Olesia Plokhii

Join host Olesia Plokhii as she interviews mother and psychotherapist Molly Mitchell-Hardt on her new online pregnancy course, The Sacred Journey of Motherhood, which uses mythicism, ritual, yoga and psychological healing to prepare pregnant women for their ancient rite of passage into motherhood.Af Olesia