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The Fattening Room-Intro w/Dr Tiffany Powell-WileyTimestamps(00:45) Dr. Powell-Wiley’s biographic (03:30) Research goals(05:28) Dr. Powell-Wiley’s work(11:40) Women-specific changes (13:50) Defining obesity (14:13) Challenges with obesity (16:50) Mechanisms of obesity (18:26) Prevalence of chronic diseases (21:06) Obesity and covid (22:12) Public health officials' resolutions In this episode,...

Timestamps(01:00) C-sections and breastfeeding(03:50) Initiative to reduce 1st c-section(06:00) Labor curve and tracing(12:10) Why do minority women have more c-sections (16:22) Profit of c-sections(19:55) Final advice This concluding Part 4 of That Bikini Cut with Dr. MaryJoy Weathersby includes three major topics. First, Dr. Weathersby discusses breastfeeding after a caesarian section. With c-se...

Dr MaryJoy WeathersbyTimestamps (00:10) Advantages of a C-Section (03:30) Trial of labor (07:50) Vaginal birth after caesarian section (16:05) Things to note before leaving the hospital (23:55) Vocalize your symptoms Dr. MaryJoy Weathersby and Dr. Bola Sogade continue their conversation in part 3 of That Bikini Cut. This episode includes discussions about trial of labor, vbac, and advocating for y...

Dr MaryJoyTime Stamps0:33 what to expect from a patient's POV with a C-Section9:54 Prep for surgery12:08 Clear drapes14:45 Baby out15:17 Cut the cord16:35 Repair mother17:21 Mother in Recovery18:39 Addressing complications18:52 Mother goes to room19:58 Long-Term Risks22:00 Scar Tissue23:33 Bladder Issues associated with C-Sections24:05 Bowel issues associated with C-Sections24:40 Placental At...

Dr MaryJoy Weathersby talks about Cesarean sectionsTimestamps:(00:30) Intro of Dr. Maryjoy Weathersby (02:55) What is a caesarean birth(05:35) Elective c section(08:27) History of a caesarean section(12:25) Reasons for a caesarean section (19:23) Requesting a c section(23:23) Vaginal birth after caesarean section #obgyn #csection #caesareansection #obstetrics #gynecology #vaginalbirth #vbac #exter...

Prelude to Dr MaryJoy Weathersby cesarean section episodesThis episode is a prelude to the upcoming series, That Bikini Cut. Dr. Maryjoy Weathersby will be joining Coco Pods next week to continue the series. In this episode, Dr. Bola Sogade gives an insight to caesarian sections and an overview of the upcoming episodes. To begin this episode, Dr. Sogade explains the caesarian section. This method...

Recap on Professor Elwing’s pulmonary hypertension descriptionHave any questions from the past two episodes? If so, Dr. Bola Sogade will answer them all here. Dr. Sogade summarizes the past two episodes about pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Sogade uses the information learned from from guest speaker Dr. Jean Elwing and gives listeners all the information they need to better understand pulmonary hypert...

Professor ElwingDr. Jean Elwing is back for part two of lungs that become more precious than a pregnancy. Dr. Elwing and Dr. Sogade dive deeper into their discussion over pulmonary hypertension, pregnancy, and women’s health. This episode begins with the discussion of the duration of a hospital stay post-delivery. Dr. Elwing discusses the risks associated with labor and delivery for individuals wi...

Dr Jean ElwingIn this episode Dr. Jean Elwing joins Dr. Bola Sogade to discuss a variety of topics related to pulmonary arterial hypertension. Dr. Jean Elwing is a pulmonary arterial hypertension specialist who is passionate about her career. She shares her passion in today’s episode and gives advice to individuals who might be interested in this field of medicine. The two doctors focus on how pul...

Jonathan Z Butler joins Dr. Sogade again for part two of the arsenal of a single mother. Dr. Butler shares his personal experiences in both science and ministry. To begin, the two doctors discuss how minority women can help with research that is specific to their race and social conditions. This is important for science, but it is also important that the researcher builds a relationship with the c...

Dr. Jonathan Z Butler joins Dr. Bola Sogade for today’s episode. Dr. Jonathan Z Butler is a post doctoral scholar at the University of San Francisco. His research focuses on how religion socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity affects one’s health. To begin this episode, Dr. Sogade asks Dr. Jonathan Z Butler about his life growing up. He speaks of the challenges his mom faced while raising child...

Summary description:In part 2 of kidney talks, Dr Sagar Panse talks about renal replacement therapies, battery powered ( Tesla ) kidneys and simple things to prevent kidney diseaseFull description:Nephrologist, Dr. Sagar Panse is here again with Dr. Bola Sogade for part two of kidney talks! Today’s discussion begins with the conversation of the discovery of kidney disease. An important discovery w...

With Dr Sagar Panse…In today’s episode Dr. Sagar Panse joins our host, Dr. Bola Sogade, to discuss a variety of topics involving the kidneys. Dr. Sagar Panse is a nephrologist at Central Georgia Kidney Specialists located in Macon, Ga. As a nephrologist, he focuses on the functions of the kidneys and managing the complications that arise with kidney issues. Dr. Panse explains the difference betwee...

Dr Juana Hutchinson-ColasDr Juana Hutchinson-Colas joins our host again for the final episode of this 3 part series. The two doctors begin their discussion with the topic of prolapse. Dr. Hutchinson-Colas explains to listeners a conservative approach to prolapse, a pessary. This silicon device is recommended to many of her patients due to its easy fit and care. She then goes on to explain two type...

Dr Juana Hutchinson-Colas, a special mentor of our host, continues to talk about bladder and kidney issues in this part 2 of 3 episodes. But first she talks about her love for mentorship and what you must have to be a good mentee. Such attributes include being able to analyze things around you and shift as you need to;and the brain-hand connection. She also discussed her long time passion for wome...

Dr Juana Hutchinson-ColasOn this special episode of Cocoa Pods, our host reconnects with a foundational mentor, Dr. Juana Hutchinson-Colas, who helped launch her into a successful career as an obstetrician gynecologist. Dr. Hutchinson-Colas is a urogynecologist specializing in addressing female pelvic floor issues. After warm greetings, they open this episode defining and localizing the pelvic flo...

Dr Barbara HutchinsonOwner/ Managing Partner, Chesapeake Cardiac Care Dr Barbara Hutchinson, M.D., Ph. D., FACC sleep talks A renowned cardiologist, one of the Top 50 Women to watch in Maryland, for more than 15 years, she and her team have treated patients with high quality and compassionate cardiac and sleep care. A Ph. D. holder in Cardiovascular Pharmacology and one of the few doctors in the U...

Are you tired? Still worn out? Feeling like a lack of energy? During Cocoa Pods dual portion interview with Dr. Raj Gupta; after he encourages young brilliant minds to follow his foot steps to change lives in the specialty of oncology, he reveals the underlying issues constant tiredness as it relates to the blood and gives tips on how health care professionals can treat the symptoms of fatigue and...

Dr Gupta For the season two premiere, Dr. Bola Sogade invites Dr. Raj Gupta, a Hematologist, to the Birth Center for Natural Deliveries Foundation’s very own Cocoa Pods Podcast to discuss issues with blood in pregnant women and how it could affect their lifestyle, their gestation, and their newborns. They expose how anemia arises and the molecular make up of hemoglobin. It was good to inform the a...

Host of Cocoa Pods Podcast, Dr Bola Sogade, MD FACOG FAAFP explains why Cocoa Pods#CocoaPods#Podcast#PowerOfPodcast#BCFNDFoundation#BCFNDF#HealthEducation#EmpowerWomen#PolicyProgression#SeasonOneRecap#Season2#SZN2#WomensHealthcare Support the show

Today I’m with guest Dr Rahul VangalaThis episode gets straight to the point in answering the grand question of “Why does a mother’s immune system not reject a developing baby as foreign tissue?” Dr. Rahul Vangala’s most interesting answer is compared to a person’s rejection of organ transplants. He explains that along with the immune changes a mother experiences, the placenta’s close knit anatomy...

Dr Vangala speaks …..On this episode of Cocoa Pods, Dr. Rahul Vangala, an allergist and immunologist who treats disorders and deficiencies of the immune system more specifically how one's immune system reacts to different bacterial or viral antigens, opens with great advocacy for accurate public health education regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. He gives a definition of herd immunity, its bene...

Dr Rachel Bond National Spokeswoman for "Go Red For Women Campaign" speaks ....Dr. Rachel Bond exposes how COVID 19 has magnified health inequities. Then she goes further along to break down how equity and inclusion is done correctly in large institutions to not only improve how physicians are caring for patients but also how institutions are treating clinicians who are treating the pati...

Dr Rachel Bond National Spokeswoman for "Go Red For Women Campaign" speaks ....Cardiologist Dr. Rachel-Bond joins as our special guest to discuss women’s cardiovascular health and ways we can prevent this great threat 80% of the time. She gives the ways heart disease shows up in men and women by giving the classic and non-classic signs. This equips our audience with the knowledge that if...

Fertility Goddess Dr Desiree McKarthy- Keith discusses whyIn part 2 of this Cocoa Pods series, our host and special guest Dr. McCarthy-Keith who is a Reproduction Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist dig into the minority maternal mortality and morbidity issues that they have faced in their career. This conversation sparks a great overview of risk factors that affect fertilization for men an...