Dr. Nathan Fox is a practicing OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine provider in New York City. Two of his children were also VBAC babies! He joins Meagan on the podcast today where they discuss topics in depth to help listeners make more informed decisions about their VBACs. Topics today include where to find evidence-based information, how to interpret it, the risks of uterine rupture, VBAC and COVID-19, induction, scar thickness, due dates, and third-trimester ultrasounds. Additional LinksHealthful Woman WebsiteMFM, High-Risk Pregnancy New York City WebsiteNeeded WebsiteHow to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for ParentsFull Transcript under Episode Details Meagan: Hello, hello. You guys, it’s November. How are we at the end of 2023? It is crazy how fast this year has gone. We have a special guest today. It’s Dr. Nathan S. Fox. He is so amazing to come on today to talk to us about a couple of topics that I don’t know if we’ve actually ever talked about on the podcast. We’re going to be talking about scar thickness. We’re going to talk about third-trimester ultrasounds. We’re going to be talking a little bit about COVID and is it really best to induce at 39 weeks? We’ve had COVID. What does it mean with our placenta? We know we’ve been hearing it out there where our placentas are not doing well. So you guys, get ready. Buckle up. It’s going to be great. I want to tell you a little bit about Nathan Fox first. He is a board-certified OB/GYN and he is also certified in MFM which is Maternal Fetal Medicine. In his clinic, he sees a lot of higher risk and unique situations. He did his residency at Mount Sinai. He has an amazing podcast that really dials in on helping people know the evidence and then also understanding the evidence in English because if you are like me, you’ll know that it is kind of hard to break down some of these studies sometimes and it’s hard to understand what the evidence is even saying and then how to apply it. He has this podcast and it is Healthful Woman. We are going to make sure that it is linked. You guys, he has so many incredible guests on there talking about a wide range of things. It’s not VBAC-specific, but it definitely has a wide range of topics and things that you’re probably going to love. Definitely check that out. We’ll have it in the show notes. Dr. Fox, seriously, we are so grateful for you today. We can’t wait to have you on. We’ll be right back. Dr. Nathan FoxMeagan: All right, I need to pull up those questions really fast. There are a lot. Literally, we do not have to get to all of them. Dr. Fox: I’ll come back if you want. Don’t worry about it. Meagan: Yeah, we’ll have to do a part two. You are so sweet to take the time out of your busy life, I’m sure. Dr. Fox: We are mission-aligned as they say in the fancy world. It’s about getting good education, and good information out to people so they don’t have to hear crazy stuff on the World Wide Web and get terrified. Meagan: Right. That’s why we started this podcast even just to share stories of people who are having VBACs so people can hear and learn through those VBACs and also know it is an option and it is possible. I have a question. You said before we started recording that you have two VBAC babies. Dr. Fox: Yeah. Meagan: How was that journey as an OB and MFM? Was your wife getting information that you were like, “Wait, that’s not true,” or were you like, “Actually, we need to think about this”? How was that journey as someone in the field?Dr. Fox: Full disclosure, I was getting into the field. I have four kids. My first two are twins and they were born when I was a medical student so I knew very little. I guess more than nothing, but closer to nothing than where I am now. They were born by C-section. Both of them were breech. Thank God, both of them did great. All was well. With the next one, my wife was pregnant when I was a second to third-year resident in OB/GYN. For most of her pregnancy, I was a second-year, then she was born a mon