Norman Swan
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8,535 appearances
56 recordings
2 series
first heard Sep 2013
last heard 5d ago
Norman Swan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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In your paper, though, published in Lancet Obstetrics and Gynecology, you actually say this line, pregnancy has the potential to be one of the most dangerous periods of a woman's life, particularly with respect to cardiovascular health.
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Can you just talk us through what you mean by that statement?
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Because I think it's quite a powerful one.
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If we just pick up on the sleep in pregnancy, though, you've mentioned that it can be quite disrupted.
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And then you talk about the fact that it can actually contribute to adverse pregnancy outcomes.
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How does poor sleep in pregnancy impact the outcomes?
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What are the potential flow-on effects?
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So we've just focused on pregnancy there, you know, sleep in pregnancy.
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But then in the postpartum phase, Helen, which we've both experienced, you are sleep disrupted again.
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It's so normalised.
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You're up to feed.
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You're up because, you know, hormonal factors.
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What kinds of things impact sleep quality in that postpartum phase?
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Because it's not just the newborn waking up, is it?
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There are other biological things happening.
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Helen Collins, Assistant Professor, University of Louisville Centre for Cardiometabolic Science.
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On ABC Radio National, you're with The Health Report.
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Our next story, Lauren, is something that Norman and I have covered quite a bit on with headlines around Zoladex.
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That is the medication that's often used in breast cancer, the lower dose version.
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And it's been removed off the PBS.
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