Pregnancy and Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis experts share valuable information about pregnancy and multiple sclerosis. The podcast covers pregnancy planning for a healthy baby while minimizing risk of multiple sclerosis disease activity. Topics of unplanned pregnancies, birth control and role of high-risk obstetricians addressed. Infertility and the role of in vitro fertilization in woman with MS covered. Genetic risks to child and pros and cons of nursing addressed. Information for men who want to father children reviewed. Barry Singer MD, Director of The MS Center for Innovations in Care at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, interviews: Claire Riley, MD is the Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Neurology. Amy Perrin Ross, APN, MSN, CNRN, MSCN is a board certified neuroscience nurse and the Neuroscience Program Coordinator at Loyola University Medical Center. She is a former President of the International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses. Visit MSLivingWell.org