Back Health During Pregnancy & Postpartum with Dr. Betsy Grunch

In this episode, Jacqueline is joined by Dr. Betsy Grunch, a board-certified neurosurgeon, and the famous ‘Lady Spine Doc’ on social media. Together, Jacqueline shares about her recent spinal surgery and Dr. Grunch gives some helpful and informative facts about the pelvic floor and the spine during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum.

Dr. Betsy Grunch attended the University of Georgia and completed her Bachelor of Science in Biology. She then went on to the Medical College of Georgia and following that matched in Neurological Surgery at Duke University Medical Center. At Duke, she earned the synthesis spine fellowship from 2010 to 2011. And in 2013, Dr. Grunch returned to her hometown of Gainesville to join the Long Street Clinic where she still works.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why educating yourself before delivery and throughout pregnancy are essential
• About pelvic floor during pregnancy and labor
• How to breastfeed and babywear safely

A glance at this episode:

• [3:56] About Dr. Betsy Grunch and how she got into the line of work she’s in
• [8:20] The impact of patient education
• [13:07] Weight gain during pregnancy and it’s relation to back pain
• [18:41] Pelvic flooring and pelvic pain
• [23:31] Tips on how to navigate the hospital
• [29:50] The fear of epidurals
• [37:36] How to nurse while seated and not hurt your back
• [40:42] Dr. Betsy Grunch’s opinion on babywearing as a spine surgeon
• [48:19] Dr. Betsy Grunch gives her best tips for moms

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