Active Mom Podcast: Pregnancy, Postpartum, Perimenopause, Menopause & Beyond
Welcome to the Active Mom Podcast—where motherhood meets movement, health, and evidence-based insights!
Whether you’re an active mom navigating pregnancy, postpartum recovery, or the challenges of peri/menopause, or a professional supporting women through these stages, this podcast is for you.
Join host Dr. Carrie Pagliano, a pelvic floor physical therapist, as she bridges the gap between research and real life.
Hear from leading experts, researchers, and active moms as we explore everything from running during pregnancy to managing pelvic organ prolapse, diastasis recti, incontinence, and the rabbit hole of hormone shifts heading into peri & menopause!
Moms, gain practical tips to stay strong, active, and confident through every phase.
Professionals, sharpen your knowledge with actionable takeaways to better serve your clients.
🎙️ Honest conversations, expert advice, practical takeaways, and lots of laughs—it’s the whole wild ride of motherhood!
Active Mom Podcast: Pregnancy, Postpartum, Perimenopause, Menopause & Beyond
DR. LAMIA ZAFRANI -When Your OBGYN Powerlifts: Evidence + Experience in Pregnancy & Postpartum Training
From the clinic to the barbell, Dr. Lamia Zafrani, OBGYN bridges medicine and performance for pregnant and postpartum athletes.
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Lamia Zafrani, an OBGYN specializing in high-risk pregnancies and elite athlete health. She works closely with athletes and organizations to retain, support, and maximize female athlete performance during pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond.
As both a powerlifter and a recent pregnant athlete, Dr. Zafrani saw firsthand how little guidance exists for pregnant and postpartum lifters. She shares how she blends her medical expertise, athletic background, and personal experience to help athletes train safely while navigating one of the most demanding phases of life.
This is a powerful conversation about bridging medicine and athletics, advocating for pregnant athletes, and creating a better standard of care for women in sport.
We talk about:
-When to say no to an athlete
-Being evidence-informed without waiting forever for research
-Navigating pregnancy modifications in training
-Building a supportive perinatal team
-Blending lived experience with science
-Understanding and addressing pregnancy loss
Time Stamps
1:00 Introduction
5:39 experience as a new OBG/YN
8:30 waiting for the research
11:15 influencing other providers
12:46 powerlifting while pregnant
17:00 SPD pain
22:50 dealing with modern social media
28:04 there perinatal team
31:29 guidelines from research
39:12 sharing her pregnancy and birth
46:59 getting back to “normal” workouts
52:20 relating to other moms
55:58 pearls of wisdom for postnatal
61:28 rapid fire questions
CONNECT WITH CARRIE
IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/
Website: https://carriepagliano.com
CONNECT WITH LAMIA:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/drlamiazafrani/
Website: https://drlamiazafrani.com/
Linked In: http://linkedin.com/in/dr-lamia-zafrani-73441a352
The Active Mom Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond for active moms & the professionals who help them in their journey.
This show has been a long time in the making!
You can expect conversation with moms and professionals from all aspects of the industry.
If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!
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