The OBservations Podcast

In honor of #AbortionRecoveryAwarenessMonth, Serena Dyksen shares her story of healing from a forced induced abortion and the importance of abortion recovery. Serena is the founder of She Found His Grace, a faith-based abortion recovery ministry that serves anyone who has been negatively impacted by abortion. She Found His Grace website: https://www.shefoundhisgrace.org/ Serena's book: https:...

Valerie Huber explains the Geneva Consensus Declaration, a coalition of now 40 countries committed to advancing women’s health, strengthening families, pushing back against the narrative that induced abortion is an international human right, and affirming the right of nations to govern themselves free from ideological colonialism. Valerie Huber, who spearheaded the creation of the Declaration duri...

One of the main reasons that pro-life advocates are in this fight is to see the number of induced abortions decrease. There are a lot of factors that influence those abortion numbers, and in this new post-Dobbs environment, we’re seeing a rapidly shifting landscape that makes it hard to see what it’s going to take to end the practice of intentionally killing preborn children. Here to offer some cl...

In Part 2 of this two-part episode, family physician and fertility specialist Dr. Marguerite Duane discusses how cycle charting can be used as a tool to help prevent miscarriages. Dr. Duane, a board-certified family physician, is co-founder and Executive Director of FACTS about Fertility, an organization dedicated to educating medical professionals and students about the science supporting fertili...

In Part 1 of this two-part episode, family physician and fertility specialist Dr. Marguerite Duane discusses the importance of understanding the modifiable risk factors of miscarriage. Dr. Duane, a board-certified family physician, is co-founder and Executive Director of FACTS about Fertility, an organization dedicated to educating medical professionals and students about the science supporting fe...

Author and AEI Senior Fellow Timothy P. Carney discusses the way in which our society places obstacles in the path of parents hoping to raise a thriving family. Timothy is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he works on civil society, family, localism, religion in America, economic competition, and electoral politics. He is concurrently a senior columnist at the Washington...

With many pro-life advocates and families reticent to undergo prenatal testing and imaging out of fear that abnormal results will simply be used to push them towards induced abortion, pediatric & fetal radiologist Dr. Brandon Brown lays out how prenatal diagnosis may have a role in life-affirming medicine. Dr. Brown is a pediatric radiologist, working at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana...

Jennifer Lahl, founder of the Center for Bioethics and Culture, discusses some under-discussed facts and ethical considerations of gestational surrogacy. Resources: Watch CBC's documentaries on YouTube:    / @cbc-networkorg   CBC website: https://cbc-network.org/ Learn more about us at www.aaplog.org Become a member at www.aaplog.org/join Join our mailing list here. Click here to donate. Foll...

Jennifer Lahl, founder of the Center for Bioethics and Culture, discusses some under-discussed facts and ethical considerations of gestational surrogacy. Resources: Watch CBC's documentaries on YouTube:    / @cbc-networkorg   CBC website: https://cbc-network.org/ Learn more about us at www.aaplog.org Become a member at www.aaplog.org/join Join our mailing list here. Click here to donate. Foll...

The CFB co-hosts discuss the past year's episodes and what's in store for AAPLOG in 2025. Register for the Matthew Bulfin Educational Conference here: conference.aaplog.org. Check out our new medical education online courses: meded.aaplog.org Learn more about us at www.aaplog.org Become a member at www.aaplog.org/join Join our mailing list here. Click here to donate. Follow us on: Facebo...

Dr. Steve Calvin discusses how community birth can bridge gaps in maternity care access, especially for rural women. Dr. Calvin is board-certified in OB/GYN and Maternal-Fetal Medicine.  He has cared for mothers and babies with the entire range of pregnancy concerns since 1980.  He is a graduate of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, did his OB/GYN residency at the University of...

In this episode, the second in a series on postpartum care, Denise Roy, RN, IBCLC discusses how she helps women achieve their breastfeeding goals and how medical professionals can help support women's breastfeeding journeys. Denise is a lactation consultant with 13 years of experience. She also has 15 years of experience as a postpartum nurse, and is the mother of eight and the grandmother of...

This is a reupload of Episode 3 of a podcast series that AAPLOG uploaded shortly after the Dobbs v Jackson US Supreme Court decision. The Post-Roe Review is a limited-series podcast from AAPLOG, the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, that offers timely insights on what the overturning of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision means for women’s healthcare. In an ide...

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Election results discussion panel featuring Dr. Christina Francis, Dr. Susan Bane, Rebecca Weaver, and Prudence Robertson. Learn more about us at www.aaplog.org Become a member at www.aaplog.org/join Join our mailing list here. Click here to donate. Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram

This is a reupload of Episode 2 of a podcast series that AAPLOG first uploaded in 2022 after the US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health. The Post-Roe Review is a limited-series podcast that offers timely insights on what the overturning of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision means for women’s healthcare. Facing a politically-charged environment in which ideological t...

This is a reupload of Episode 1 of a podcast that AAPLOG first uploaded shortly after the overturning of Roe v Wade. The Post-Roe Review is a limited-series podcast from that offers timely insights on what the overturning of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision means for women’s healthcare.  With a new Supreme Court case presenting a historic challenge to the Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, p...

AAPLOG will be releasing a new committee opinion, "The Ethical Treatment of Embryos." As a preview, our Director of Research (and former CEO), Dr. Donna Harrison, will be giving some thoughts on the beginning of human life and the ethics of embryonic research. We will add the link to this CO when available! Learn more about us at www.aaplog.org Become a member at www.aaplog.org/join Join...

Susan Rutherford, MD and Helen Nguyen, MSW discuss 3W Medical for Women, the Seattle-based, life-affirming women's health clinic that they lead together. 3W won the  "Best Women's Clinic in the Pacific Northwest" award in both 2023 and 2024. Learn more about 3W medical: Visit their website: https://www.3wmedical.org/ Listen to their podcast: https://www.3wmedical.org/podcast Le...

In this third "reverse interview," Monica Snyder of Secular Pro-Life asks Dr. Francis about the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' "Guide to Language and Abortion," contrasting it with AAPLOG's "Glossary of Medical Terms." AAPLOG's Glossary of Terms: https://aaplog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Glossary-of-Medical-Terms_20230615_7.pdf...

Rebecca Weaver, Executive Director of the newly-launched advocacy arm of AAPLOG, AAPLOG Action, discusses the role of this new organization and the importance of physicians being involved in policy advocacy. Resources: Join the AAPLOG Action mailing list: https://aaplogaction.org/ Learn more about us at www.aaplog.org Become a member at www.aaplog.org/join Join our mailing list here. Click here to...

AAPLOG Board Member and  Certified Nurse Midwife Betsy Morton discusses how new parents can build a strong relationship with their baby. Learn more about us at www.aaplog.org Become a member at www.aaplog.org/join Join our mailing list here. Click here to donate. Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram

Be Not Afraid Co-Founder Tracy Winsor offers tips for how medical professionals can best support parents facing prenatal diagnoses. Resources: BNA website: https://benotafraid.net/ Trauma-Informed Care for Parents with a Prenatal Diagnosis: https://benotafraid.net/wp-content/up... BNA Parent Care Coordinator Training: https://courses.benotafraid.net/cours... AAPLOG's webpage on BNA's Par...

Tracy Winsor, co-founder and Training & Service Development Director at Be Not Afraid, discusses her organization's work supporting parents who are planning to carry a pregnancy to term following a prenatal diagnosis. Resources: BNA website: https://benotafraid.net/ BNA Parent Care Coordinator Training: https://courses.benotafraid.net/courses/pcc-training AAPLOG's webpage on BNA&apos...

Pediatric dentist Dr. Richard Baxter discusses ankyloglossia (tongue ties), how they impact postpartum mothers and their babies, and how they're treated. Dr. Baxter is an Alabama-based board-certified pediatric dentist who is also the founder and owner of the Alabama Tongue-Tie Center, a nationally sought after dental practice that specializes in diagnosing and treating tongue ties and lip ti...