Ep163: Preterm Birth

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today’s episode is one that I’ve had in the works for quite a while. A lot of folks have been asking for it so I’m excited to bring you this episode about preterm birth. I will follow up this one with episodes on the two most common causes of preterm birth so stay tuned for those, as well.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Preterm birth is relatively common. There are some physical risk factors that you can't do anything about (like your height!) and there are behavioral factors that you are able to change, some more effective than others. Ultimately, there’s not a lot that we can do that will have an impact on whether you have a preterm birth or not but I’ll go over what we can.</span></p> <h3><strong>In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-What is preterm birth</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-How common is it</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-What are some of the risk factors</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-How does reproductive history impact level of risk</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-What role do genetic factors play</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-How does race affect the likelihood of preterm birth</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-How to reduce risks</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-What are some possible treatments</span></p> <p> </p> <p>Full website notes: <a href= "http://episodes/view/drnicolerankins.com/episode163">drnicolerankins.com/episode163</a></p> <p>Check out <a title="The Birth Preparation Course" href= "episodes/view/episodes/view/episodes/view/episodes/view/episodes/view/episodes/view/episodes/view/view/episodes/view/episodes/view/episodes/view/view/episodes/view/episodes/view/view/episodes/view/drnicolerankins.com/enroll">The Birth Preparation Course</a></p> <p>Register for the class <a href= "https://drnicolerankins.com/survey/">How to Create a Birth Plan the Right Way</a></p> <p>Take a quick, fu