Episode 18: Prenatal Nutrition and Teratogens

Join us as we explore healthy eating throughout pregnancy; the use of alcohol, smoking, and marijuana; and lastly, teratogens, such as Accutane, infections, and uncontrolled maternal diabetes, all factors that may affect fetal development Featuring special guest Dr. Jennifer Hocking, an anatomy professor from the University of Alberta with an extensive background in embryology, toxicology, and developmental biology. Resources: 1. Government of Canada (Healthy Eating and Food Safety in Pregnancy): https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/pregnancy/healthy-eating-pregnancy.html https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-safety-vulnerable-populations/food-safety-pregnant-women.html 2. My Health Alberta (Alcohol Effects on a Fetus; Learning about Pregnancy and Smoking; Substance Use: Pregnancy and Breastfeeding): https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=tk3598 https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/aftercareinformation/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=abr9534 https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Alberta/Pages/Alcohol-other-drugs-smoking-and-pregnancy.aspx 3. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (Healthy Pregnancy): https://www.pregnancyinfo.ca/your-pregnancy/healthy-pregnancy/ 4. Public Health Agency of Canada (“The Sensible Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy”): https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/healthy-pregnancy/healthy-pregnancy-guide.html   Summary Sheet:PrenatalNutritionandTeratogensSummarySheet.html