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Tummy time is a fun time that you or daddy or both of you can spend with your baby to support growth and development. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bzHL5q0sjw What is Tummy Time? Tummy Time is the time of day while your baby is awake that your baby needs to be on his or her stomach for 5-10 minutes. It is an activity or exercise that is important for the development of motor, visual, and sensory development. Your baby must be supervised during Tummy Time. Start with about 1-2 minutes at first and build up to 20 minutes overtime until your baby makes one year old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_I4G6JvcoE What is Skin to Skin? Skin to skin has been shown to be beneficial to mother, daddy, and baby. You and daddy take turns bearing your chest…

Gestational diabetes (GDM) is a condition where your blood sugar is high during pregnancy, but you have never been diagnosed with diabetes. In our first episode, Karen Elkind-Hirsch, MSc., PhD, HCLD tells us new information about pregnancy and high blood sugar, and diabetes prevention. Dr. Elkind-Hirsch is a graduate of Tulane University and was trained as a postdoctoral Andrew Mellon Fellow in Reproductive endocrinology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. She is the Director of Scientific Research at Woman’s since 2000. She has been actively involved in basic science and clinical research for 40 years. Dr. Elkind-Hirsch has published over 100 articles on topics in reproductive medicine and endocrinology with expertise in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), insulin resistance, and GDM. She has lead over 50 clinical and basic science…

OB/GYN/postpartum registered nurse and clinical scientist Dr. Tonya Breaux-Shropshire introduces the Mother-Baby Daddy YouTube channel and Podcast that provide information about pregnancy, delivery, postpartum, breastfeeding, and more. It's time to do more about health disparity to improve the health of mother and baby and avoid pregnancy complications. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI1OYT-Y9d8