Episode 159 | November 24, 2009

Prenatal Tests: Routine and Optional

What’s the difference between screenings and diagnostic tests? Why do you need a full bladder, and why do you have to pee in a cup every time you see your midwife or OB? What are the routine and optional tests of each trimester? What are the risks involved with those tests? And, who can best tell how big your baby is and/or going to be? Certified nurse midwife and family nurse practitioner Alisa Smallwood is this week’s expert.

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1. [...] – Pregtastic was really fun. Like every pregnant woman, all I want to do is talk about pregnancy, birth, and babies. That gets old to other people fast. It was a blast to sit in a recording studio with women going through the same thing. I felt extremely “young” because all the other moms are much, much further along. They all looked at me wistfully when I said I was only 14 weeks. The podcast episode (on PreNatal Testing) is here. [...]

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