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Season 2 Season Two Trailer

Host of Cocoa Pods Podcast, Dr Bola Sogade, MD FACOG FAAFP explains why Cocoa Pods …

Season 2 Episode 14 That Bikini Cut-Prelude

Prelude to Dr MaryJoy Weathersby cesarean section episodes This 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. …

Season 2 Episode 13 Did you say lungs too precious for a pregnancy?

Recap on Professor Elwing’s pulmonary hypertension description Have 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 …

Season 2 Episode 12 Lungs that become more precious than a pregnancy Part 2

Professor Elwing Dr. 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. …

Season 2 Episode 11 Lungs that become more precious than a pregnancy

In this episode, Dr Jean Elwing shares how Lungs that become more precious than a pregnancy. …

Season 2 Episode 10 The Arsenal of a Single Mom Part 2

In this episode, 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. …

Season 2 Episode 9 The Arsenal of a Single Mom

In this 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 children on her own.…

Season 2 Episode 8 Drink Up, your kidneys are waiting Part 2

In part 2 of kidney talks, Dr Sagar Panse talks about renal replacement therapies, battery powered ( Tesla ) kidneys and simple things to prevent kidney disease Full 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.…

Season 2 Episode 7 Drink up

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 between a nephrologist and a urologist..…

Season 2 Episode 6 Got to go, got to go, got to go …. Part 3

In this episode, Dr 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.…

Season 2 Episode 5 Got to go, got to go, got to go ….Part 2

In this episode, 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.…

Got to go, got to go, got to go ….Part 1

On 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.……

Season 2 Episode 3 Sleep! Too little hurts, much snoring sucks !

Dr Barbara Hutchinson Owner/ 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...…

Season 2 Episode 1 Tired and with low energy Part 2

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 ……

Season 2 Episode 1 Tired and with low energy Part 1

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.……

Season 1 Season One Trailer

Host of Cocoa Pods Podcast, Dr Bola Sogade, MD FACOG FAAFP explains why Cocoa Pods …

Season 1 Part 2 Why mothers don't reject the " grafted" baby in them

Today I’m with guest Dr Rahul Vangala This 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...…

Season 1 Part 1 Why mothers don't reject the " grafted" baby in them

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. …

Season 1 Go For Red Women Part 2

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 …

Season 1 Go Red For Women-what does this really mean ….Part 1

In this episode, 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. .…

Season 1 Why Can't I Get Pregnant? Part 2

Fertility Goddess Dr Desiree McKarthy- Keith discusses why In 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 and women..…

Season 1 Why Can't I Get Pregnant? Part 1

In this episode, Dr. Desiree McCarthy-Keith who is a Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility specialist joins our podcast to discuss fecundity…

Pregnant and in the ICU Part 2

In Part 2 of this episode, Dr Tarirah discusses here Pregnant in the ICU What could cause a pregnant woman to end up in the Intensive Care Unit? This episode of Cocoa Pods exposes that the common reasons for ICU admission for pregnant women is severe and sudden……

Pregnant and in the ICU Part 1

In Part 1 of this episode, Dr Tarirah discusses here Pregnant in the ICU What could cause a pregnant woman to end up in the Intensive Care Unit? This episode of Cocoa Pods exp……

50 things Before you reach age 50

50 questions to answer before you turn 50, a handbook to guide women in discovering their next chapter on their own terms. It was created to c…exp……

Season 1 A Naming Ceremony Part 2

JoJo & Bee - Our host Dr. Sogade gives insight on the cultural tradition of the Nigerian Naming Ceremony. Then our guests move into the topic of skin disorders while disclosing their experience of experimenting with natural formulas to combat different afflictions……

Season 1 A Naming Ceremony Part 1

A naming ceremony In traditional African society, the naming ceremony is a process of introducing the newborn baby to the extended family, the larger community and above all confers on the child a name and an expected identity...…

Season 1 It's not just the baby kicking...Physical Activity, Exercise & Pregnancy Part 2

Brianna Wolfe, certified cardiac rehab professional, health, wellness AND soccer coach talks about using exercise as a therapeutic modality for health and wellness in this episode #SCARE 5K race #Georgia Arrhythmia Foundation #AED What is an AED #Community Prevent sudden cardiac death, know CPR -as a life skill Think of yourself, even as …

Season 1 It's not just the baby kicking...Physical Activity, Exercise & Pregnancy Part 1

Brianna Wolfe, certified cardiac rehab professional, health, wellness AND soccer coach talks about using exercise as a therapeutic modality for health and wellness in this episode #SCARE 5K race #Georgia Arrhythmia Foundation #AED What is an AED #Community Prevent sudden cardiac death, know CPR -as a life skill Think of yourself, even as …

Season 1 Clear...Shock!.. of a Pregnant Woman by the Cardiologist Winner of Best Laugh of all Times Part 2

In this episode, Dr. Poku explains what it is that he does from that clinical standpoint, and he is a “Heart Electrician”. He and his colleagues fix electrical wiring systems of the heart from inside out to address heart rhythm problems.…

Season 1 Clear...Shock!.. of a Pregnant Woman by the Cardiologist Winner of Best Laugh of all Time Part 1.

In this episode, Dr. Poku explains what it is that he does from that clinical standpoint, and he is a “Heart Electrician”. He and his colleagues fix electrical wiring systems of the heart from inside out to address heart rhythm problems.…

Season 1 A Portrait for the Poor-Dance, draw, paint into happiness and rest in this pregnancy Part 2

World renowned artist Yvonne Gabriel who has created majority of artwork housed at the BCFND Foundation headquarters has finally come to Cocoa Pods! Her enthusiasm lit up the host and audience capturing them in her exposé about art expression and art therapy.…

Season 1 A Portrait for the Poor-Dance, draw, paint into happiness and rest in this pregnancy Part 1

Extremely talented Philanthropist artist Yvonne Gabriel gleefully shows us a new side of art and what it can do to a person; a person of means or of no means; a pregnant woman or a new mother. .…

Season 1 39. Equal women’s health in research -Part 2

In this episode,Dr Natalie Hernandez discusses barriers for participation in research, but to ensure research is reliable it is right to use community focused platforms and community based provider practices to begin and continue their involvement in research. Why? Because that is where the people are and it gives researchers the opportunity to address the disparities of respective communities ……

Season 1 Episode 38 Equal women’s health in research -Part 1

In this episode, Principal Investigators Dr. Natalie Hernandez and Dr. Cheryl Franklin use their research to cost effectively improve infrastructure purposed for implementing interventions in many rural health care practices to gauge the prognosis of pregnant women. They have worked to link rural women to essential services, to necessary resources, and to progressive medical systems... ……

Season 1 A Waddling Walk

Dr Sabry Gabriel and why pregnant women waddle…exp……

Season 1 32. I’m every Woman -Silly Things Pregnant Women Do.. Part 2

Praying,crying ,exercising ….. but surviving… Mrs Charneika Brown is doing it naturally in this episode “ I'm every woman,It's all in me Anything you want done baby,I do it naturally” W,H……

Season 1 Episode 31 Part 1: Silly Things Pregnant Women Do..

Mrs Charneika Brown talks silly in this exciting episode Pregnancy can be the most beautiful and empowering experience you ever have in your life- there is indeed a lot of excitement! You could even have a superb birthing experience. Hear from somebody who had a good overall pregnancy, experience, good community support system...…

Season 1 Episode 30 Artificial Lashes,Extra Long Female Parts, 6 Fingers and Scar Face -A plastic surgeon's take on mother/baby Part 2

Dr Afolabi- Brown speaks from a plastic surgeon’s perspective Artificial lashes, extra digits and all such that women engage in debunked …

Season 1 Episode 29 "I Want my Body Back!"..after this pregnancy -A plastic surgeon's take on mother/baby Part 1

Jovial yet skillful Dr Afolabi-Brown talks on issues of c-section scars gone bad,painful episiotomy cuts leading to intimacy problems, babies with 6 toes and what has President Obama got to do …

Season 1 Episode 28 Can My Heart Take This Pregnancy?! Part 2

In this episode, Dr Emerole continues to explain the difference between a heart attack and heart failure in pregnancy to us.…

Season 1 Episode 27 Can My Heart Take This Pregnancy?! Part 1

With mastery of the topic,heart disease specialist Dr Obi Emerole discusses the spectrum of Heart disease in pregnancy What are the conditions that put you at risk for heart disease in pregnancy What can you do to reduce these risk .…

Season 1 Episode 26 Part 2 Did I say yes?.....Well now its No!

Dr Anthony Akenzua continues to explain to us the concept of enthusiastic consent or the absence of any consent.…

Season 1 Episode 25 Did I say yes?.....Well now its No! Part 1

In this episode, Dr Anthony Akenzua consultant psychiatrist from London, UK sheds light into the issue of gender differences in the diagnosis of personality disorders…

Season 1 Episode 24 Part 2 Edinburg, home of #1 Postpartum depression screening tool

Mental health of women, emphasis on pregnancy and the postpartum periods……

Season 1 Episode 23 Edinburg, home of #1 Postpartum depression screening tool

How we screen for postpartum depression, lessons learnt all around the world from Covid mental health effects Featuring Dr Moji Bello Arulefa Consultant Psychiatrist, and pandemic quarantine- initiated cook and wellness coach in Manchester UK……

Season 1 Episode 22 Part 2-What Every Woman Must Know” from #1 Women’s Heart Disease Specialist

In part 2 of this podcast, as we continue to discuss with world-renowned cardiologist Dr Nanette Wenger we find out what ‘Life’s Simple 7’ is and things that can help a woman come into her pregnancy healthy.…exp……

Season 1 Episode 21 “What Every Woman Must Know” from #1 Women’s Heart Disease Specialist:Part 1

Heart disease is the #1 cause of death of women in the US. What do you want to know about heart disease in pregnant women……

Season 1 Episode 21 Part 2 Don’t Need A Bacteria Growing Alongside My Baby

More about bacteria and viruses in pregnant women by infectious disease specialist Dr Bolaji Ogunsakin...…

Season 1 Episode 20 Don’t Need A Bacteria Growing Alongside My Baby Part 1

Dr Ogunsakin infectious diseases specialist Tola about infections and pregnancy During pregnancy, hemorrhage and cardiovascular conditions are the leading causes of death. At birth and shortly after, infection is the leading cause. Invasive group A streptococci infection is an uncommon but well-recognized serious infectious disease condition in pregnancyand the postpartum period. The annual incidence of group A streptococci postpartum infection in the United States is 6 per 100,000 live births, and globally puerperal group A streptococci sepsis causes approximately 75,000 maternal deaths per year. Herpes simplex virus HSV infection of the genital tract is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. Most individuals who are infected with HSV are unaware that they have contracted the virus and there are approximately 50 million prevalent HSV-2 infections …

Season 1 Episode 19 A Red Sea Swooshing Inside Part 2

in this episode, Dr Miller further explains, what is the attrition rate of female general surgery residents in their training, we also talk about the "disappearing" black doctors , what is happening to minority physicians in the lifespan of their careers At the end Dr Miller shares a poem she wrote "Red Sea" from a patient from her palliative medicine practice, a black woman scholar who died an ugly undignified death in the hands of surgeons that did not have the courage to tell her she was dying - chose to operate -and she never woke up from surgery... …

Season 1 Episode 18 A Red Sea Swooshing Inside Part 1

Can you be a surgeon and a also mother simultaneously, what is the attrition rate of female general surgery residents in their training In this episodes we also talk about the "disappearing" black doctors , what is happening to minority physicians in the lifespan of their careers At the end Dr Miller shares a poem she wrote "Red Sea" from a patient from her palliative medicine practice, a black woman scholar who died an ugly undignified death in the hands of surgeons that did not have the courage to tell her she was dying - chose to operate -and she never woke up from surgery... .…

Season 1 Episode 17 Part 2: Covid 19 and special groups pregnant breastfeeding and wanting to be pregnant women

Covid and a special group of women.…

Season 1 Episode 15 Covid 19 and special groups pregnant breastfeeding and wanting to be pregnant women

Can I get the both the flu shot and the Covid shot in pregnancy Will the covid vaccine make me infertile How can you say the vaccine is safe when it was developed so quickly Rubella and Zika virus infections caused the pregnant mother to have malformed babies will Covid infection or vaccination do the same to my baby ?.…

Season 1 Episode 13 Nausea, vomiting, ulcers, gallstones and other 'stomach" problems in pregnancy

Dr Carly Ebanks GI specialist, that is specialist of stomach, bowels and and gastro- intestinal tracts speaks on the common issues of pregnancy and how he as a specialist gets involved When does nausea and vomiting of pregnancy need admission for more management?…

Season 1 Episode 13 Part 2: What exactly does my teenager understand about sex

Kirsten Wilder Co-founder of Students For Comprehensive Sex Education and aspiring law student speaks about what it means to have a sexually transmitted disease as a teenager and what you could do when you have an intense sexual feeling towards someone……

Season 1 Episode 12 What exactly does my teenager understand about sex Part 1 - Erin Owens

Is checking out school sex ed class really a way to get out of math class ? Previously teenagers themselves,Kirsten Wilder and Erin Owens felt school education on sex health could be delivered in a manner that connected better with the target audience- the teenagers and they did something about it...……

Season 1 Episode 12 R U OK ? A different meaning in Australia, a different meaning for Nigerians.Nonetheless, start a conversation.

R U OK? A conversation could change a life. For worldwide depression rates,China is #1 , America #3 Australia #55 Maybe we in America could learn a lesson or two from methods like R U OK? ( the Australian not Nigerian meaning of this), championed by Gavin Larkin in an Australia-wide…exp……

Season 1 Episode 10 Part 2: No Woman, No Die

Iconic historic black school of medicine embarks on big project to investigate reasons behind why minority women die at an alarming rate in the state of Georgia in and around pregnancy Dr Cheryl Franklin Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and co-lead investigator explains ……

Season 1 Episode 7 No Woman, No Die Part 1 of 2

Iconic historic black school of medicine embarks on big project to investigate reasons behind why minority women die at an alarming rate in the state of Georgia in and around pregnancy Dr Cheryl Franklin Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and co-lead investigator explains this to us...…

Season 1 Episode 8 What makes my pregnancy High Risk? Me or my baby.? Why did my favorite (black) doctor suddenly disappear?

Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist Dr. Brad Bootstaylor, Founder of See Baby Maternity Center and Author of Shared Decision Making brings powerful insight into issues in a pregnant woman that make her high risk and could adversely affect her or her baby. …

Season 1 Episode 7 Needing Surgery In .....Pregnancy?!

What conditions make a woman #needsurgeryinpregnancy How does the surgery and all that goes with it -#anesthesia, #positioningforsurgeyofapregnant woman and blood loss affect the pregnant mother or the unborn baby …

Season 1 Episode 6 What can a Doula and a Chiropractor do for me in my Pregnancy

Who ( or what ) is a Doula ? In this Cocoa Pods podcast,Coral Riviera answers these questions describes Doula responsibilities and the requirements for Doula training What pregnancy changes could happen to your body that a chiropractor would be interested in ? .…

Season 1 Episode 5 Strategies of Prevention of Maternal Morbidity Can Begin in Teenage Years

Educator, Dr Alma Mundy helps us understand the mind and thinking in teenage years that can lead to behavior with un-intended consequences.…

Season 1 Episode 4 Mental health reasons for dying in pregnancy And can I smoke Marijuana in pregnancy

Could mental health issues really kill a woman in pregnancy? Mental health causes of maternal morbidity and mortality even though significant are almost always preventable..…

Season 1 Episode 3 I'm losing my mind in this Pregnancy

What are the mental health challenges women face in pregnancy Why are some of these symptoms missed at times even by closest family members. Licensed Counselor Myrana Craig, Director of Enhance Behavioral Health helps us understand better.…

Season 1 Episode 2 Obstetric Providers’ mutual respect & Home Births

Obstetric Providers' collaboration-problem defined-scarcity of obstetric providers; why obgyns and midwives should work together Why do some women choose home births what are some of the thinking and reasoning behind this choice.…

Season 1 Episode 1 How a Midwife and an ObGyn can " dance" together in providing Maternity Care

Caregivers for women in pregnancy ,labor and beyond; an obgyn doctor and a midwife define and discuss the problem of the sparsity of professional providers for pregnant women in rural Georgia .…