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Pregnancy & Delivery

The Doctors Bjorkman, a board-certified OB/GYN and Pediatrician couple who have shared their recent experience of TTC, pregnancy, birth, and life as new parents with their first baby, take this week's episode to answer questions asked on their recent community post and celebrate having more than 20,000 subscribers! They cover also sorts of pregnancy, birth, and newborn care including "What are the newborn essentials?", "How to prevent vaginal tearing during birth?", "Can you do delayed cord clamping and cord blood donation?", "How should you prepare for a c-section?" "How can you increase your breastmilk supply?", and more!!! a quick video of their new baby girl!**Weekly pregnancy updates on Wednesdays! We will be covering everything from TTC, infertility, prenatal care, labor and delivery, best baby gear, your baby's week by week development, postpartum concerns, and other pregnancy tips and tricks!Resources mentioned during this video:Perineal massage & Preventing Birth Lacerations:TakingCaraBabies - Newborn Class:Also check out our video to learn "Pediatrician Explains Newborn Baby Basics: Feeding, Safe Sleep, Pooping, Car Seats, and more.

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Sarah Bjorkman, MD, board-certified OB/GYN

Kurt Bjorkman, MD, board-certified pediatrician

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