Hello and welcome to our podcast, The Doula & The Doc hosted by Vanessa Salerno, a birth and postpartum doula, as well as Dr. Joseph Sgroi, an obstetrician gynaecologist and fertility specialist. Together we'll be discussing a range of topics from pre-conception, pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. Together we combine holistic insights and medical expertise as we dive into women's and men's health with honest information and sometimes unexpected conversations. This podcast is where evidence meets experience so let's start the conversation.
Dr Joseph Sgroi is a qualified private obstetrician, gynaecologist and IVF fertility specialist in East Melbourne. Dr Joseph and his team provide holistic medical care to support women’s health and wellbeing during pregnancy, childbirth, fertility and women’s health.
Vanessa is a modern day birth and postpartum doula who, alongside Joe, creates a more innovative approach to obstetric care for women, men, and families.
Please note the information provided in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, always seek the advice of a qualified health care professional regarding your own pregnancy, birth and health-related conditions
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Hello and welcome to our podcast, The Doula & The Doc hosted by Vanessa Salerno, a birth and postpartum doula, as well as Dr. Joseph Sgroi, an obstetrician gynaecologist and fertility specialist. Together we'll be discussing a range of topics from pre-conception, pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. Together we combine holistic insights and medical expertise as we dive into women's and men's health with honest information and sometimes unexpected conversations. This podcast is where evidence meets experience so let's start the conversation.
Dr Joseph Sgroi is a qualified private obstetrician, gynaecologist and IVF fertility specialist in East Melbourne. Dr Joseph and his team provide holistic medical care to support women’s health and wellbeing during pregnancy, childbirth, fertility and women’s health.
Vanessa is a modern day birth and postpartum doula who, alongside Joe, creates a more innovative approach to obstetric care for women, men, and families.
Please note the information provided in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, always seek the advice of a qualified health care professional regarding your own pregnancy, birth and health-related conditions
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we have a very special guest, one of The Modern Doula's closest friends, Ania Mineo, talking about her own personal experience of having two out of her three births with a rare blood disorder and one of her babies be in the special care unit for 6 weeks post birth.
Ania opens up about all of her pregnancy experiences from miscarrying, the emotional rollercoaster you go on after a miscarriage, the spiral of questions you ask yourself if you could have prevented it from occurring, her first birth being a completely normal birth to her next two births being both high risk.
It wasn't until the 7 week mark of her second pregnancy that Ania found out there was something not quite right, anti E blood disorder where her blood had built antibodies that thought the baby's blood was harmful. It was most likely from a pass of blood in her first pregnancy that then caused her blood to build a defence mechanism. It wasn't until her third birth where this rare condition, haemolytic disease of the newborn, became quite serious and potentially fatal for her third born.
Ania candidly speaks having a child in NICU, the rare blood condition and the tools that helped her through.
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