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 trials, with the most recent trials involving medical and lifestyle treatment of PCOS and screening and prevention of diabetes in women with a history of GDM.
Mother Baby Daddy Youtube channel and podcast were created to give you and daddy information to prepare for a visit to your OBGYN for prenatal care (1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimesters), delivery, and postpartum, including care after your baby is born. My goal is to make sure that you have the information you need to increase the likelihood that you will receive quality care. I also want you to be ready to ask your health care provider questions that are specific and important to you during your https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2RmwldgHXg&t=94s