Today we chat about heart health in pregnancy. February is heart health awareness month so it's important to look at the fact that cardiac disease or events impact so many pregnancies. Look, I'm not here to scare you, I am providing you information to empower you and encourage you to know your body. We will chat about the basics including symptoms and risk factors. Pay attention when your body is trying to tell you something. Know that cardiac disease more often than not goes undiagnosed. So woman like yourselves have studied it and also created support groups to lift up those that are impacted. Below is the article citation that I discuss as well as a few support groups for women. Please like us and follow us on FB and Instagram. Take a second to give me a five star rating on your platform so other women can find this podcast. It is a lot of work to put together this podcast while working full time with three kids but I do it because I care, I want you to have information and feel heard! Reach out with any questions or topics you want covered! Email me at babyblisspodcast@gmail.com. Thank you for listening!

Hutchens, J., Frawley, J., & Sullivan, E. A. (2022). Cardiac disease in pregnancy and the first year postpartum: A story of mental health, identity and connection. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (22) 382. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-04614-1

Support groups:
Lets Talk PPCM https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwij8JiAvpWEAxVvg4kEHTh-BAoQFnoECAgQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fletstalkppcm.org%2F&usg=AOvVaw0e8f4tGSwSajX8Op4Ox2Pf&opi=89978449

Peripartum cardiomyopathy online support group https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj9iZ7svZWEAxV7jokEHXJXDyYQFnoECBoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cardiomyopathy.org%2Fppcm-online&usg=AOvVaw3dLn_q-BYVAxnI4IlVYkM0&opi=89978449

Today we will continue to chat about induction of labor, but more specifically about what questions you can ask your provider to be better prepared to make an informed decision and birth plan. 
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If you have never listened to guided meditation then this is your opportunity to try something new. This is a short 7 1/2 min of guided meditation to relax you during your lunch break or while in the car waiting for curbside. During this time I ask that you get comfortable in your seat and close your eyes. Listen and do calm breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth. Then I will give you statements to hear, feel, and take in. Meditation and mantras are powerful and repetitive use helps to get the body ready for relaxation and empowers you to know what your body is capable of. I hope you enjoy this meditation. If so be sure to write a review and let us know on FB or Insta. If you want more of these please email me at babyblisspodcast@gmail.com.