EPISODE · Mar 5, 2025 · 30 MIN
The Connection Between the Womb and Lifelong Health: Conversation with Dr. Alison Paquette
from Making Sense of Pregnancy: What Experts Want you To Know About Your Body · host Paulette Kamenecka
What happens in the womb doesn't stay in the womb--so said David Barker in the 1990s, a British epidemiologist, Barker found associations between birth weight and the likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease later in life. He argued that the uterine environment can have long term effects on future health. Much work has been done to map out exactly how fetal experience during pregnancy translates to someone's health trajectory. Today's guest is using omics data and placental samples to more clearly trace out how exposures in pregnancy can impact fetal development and long term health . To see some of Dr. Paquette's work: https://www.seattlechildrens.org/directory/alison-paquette/Intergenerational Transmission of Environmental Exposures, Michael Skinner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Pf5S8Nbfk
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What happens in the womb doesn't stay in the womb--so said David Barker in the 1990s, a British epidemiologist, Barker found associations between birth weight and the likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease later in life. He argued that the uterine environment can have long term effects on future health. Much work has been done to map out exactly how fetal experience during pregnancy translates to someone's health trajectory. Today's guest is using omics data and place...
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