High-risk pregnancy doctor Shilpi Mehta-Lee joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about pregnancy. Do babies cry in the womb? How do ultrasounds work? What is Vanishing Twin Syndrome? Is it okay to exercise during pregnancy? Answers to these questions and many more await on Pregnancy Support.
Shilpi Mehta-Lee is Site Director, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn.
0:00 Pregnancy Support
0:14 Yams for twins
0:48 did you know they had pregnancy tests in ancient Egyptian society?
1:54 Ultrasounds
2:56 Is it okay to exercise during pregnancy?
3:17 Why does everything smell so weird?
3:38 Vanishing Twin Syndrome
4:52 Pasta again?
5:28 Labor
6:04 Wait do babies cry in the womb?
6:37 Cryptic pregnancy
7:14 Want to avoid cleaning cat litter? Try this one simple trick.
7:52 Fetal viability
8:12 Womb poo
8:47 How does Plan B work?
9:15 First trimester blues
9:46 Second trimester news
10:24 Last trimester whews
11:18 Quadruplets
12:18 Mortality rate discrepancy
12:52 Do second pregnancies show sooner?
13:18 Termination vs. Abortion
13:42 Junk food cravings
14:32 That glow though
15:01 No smoking
15:33 Where is my stomach rn exactly
16:41 Preeclampsia
17:52 Pregnancy brain
18:30 Kick it!
19:02 Prenatal vitamins
19:32 Eating for two
19:53 Baby bump
20:15 Missing sushi
20:41 Does pregnancy change your voice?
21:05 Teeeeeeth
21:31 That belly line
21:58 Fetal microchimerism
Director: Anna O’Donohue
Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan
Editor: Richard Trammell
Expert: Dr. Shilpi Mehta-Lee
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Jasmine Breinburg; Paul Gulyas; Brandon White
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Casting Producer: Nicole Ford
Camera Operator: Christopher Eustache
Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen
Production Assistant: Ryan Coppola
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Paul Tael
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds
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@Opale90
January 21, 2025 at 5:28 pm
Ok but what if you take plan B but you’re already ovulated? How does it still prevent pregnancy?
@CarolineCarnivorous
January 21, 2025 at 5:43 pm
It doesn’t, then it’s too late
@CS-06
January 21, 2025 at 5:47 pm
It doesn’t
@JasmineGordon-l2x
January 21, 2025 at 5:34 pm
Is is true that if a chimeric twin that was absorbed in preg by the other twin cause a false DNA test ??
@naomi-iz3zn
January 21, 2025 at 5:42 pm
Why is this not helping my baby fever?
@bubukechu114
January 21, 2025 at 6:03 pm
watch true crime videos titled “parents find out their son/daughter is a killer” or something to that affect it might help
@naomi-iz3zn
January 21, 2025 at 6:18 pm
@bubukechu114 i do????
@NadiaSeesIt
January 21, 2025 at 8:19 pm
Because we are meant to have children.
@lisarm100
January 21, 2025 at 5:56 pm
This literally proves that life begins at conception!
@meatball6956
January 21, 2025 at 6:01 pm
Literally how? Just shut up bro
@JoshuaCarr
January 21, 2025 at 5:58 pm
I laughed out loud when the reasons she presented for black women having higher mortality was “because they are discriminated against” and not genetics
@russergee49
January 21, 2025 at 6:07 pm
She literally said, they’re not sure the exact reason but one possibility was structural racism. She did not say genetics was NOT a factor.
@JoshuaCarr
January 21, 2025 at 6:40 pm
@@russergee49 the fact that structural racism would be brought up and genetics wasn’t is what is so crazy
@russergee49
January 21, 2025 at 6:45 pm
@@JoshuaCarr We know how structural racism works. We don’t know everything about genetics. It would be logical to mention what we do understand rather than what we don’t.
@cerealenjoyer3000
January 21, 2025 at 8:21 pm
@@russergee49 look at the channels hes subscribed to and i think you’ll have everything you need to know about him
@TheSkinnyZ
January 21, 2025 at 6:00 pm
TF you mean „consider“ to stop smoking? If you can’t quit for your own effin child, don’t get pregnant in the first place!
@RandomVenezuelan
January 21, 2025 at 6:05 pm
Dr shipli-lee is great
@vlmellody51
January 21, 2025 at 6:20 pm
My late mother smoked heavily during her pregnancies with all 7 of us. We all had low birth sizes, and we all have histories of ear infections and asthma.
@shaniaT10
January 21, 2025 at 6:23 pm
Currently 12 weeks pregnant and God I can smell everything and hate it. I can’t keep my food down, I quit the gym because my body can’t handle it anymore, headaches everyday, nausea, insomnia. I just want my baby ????????????. I’m pretty sure this will be my last pregnancy. This is also my first time being pregnant
@NadiaSeesIt
January 21, 2025 at 8:13 pm
You’ll probably be good by 16 weeks when the placenta fully forms. Also, you’ll forget all about the misery and possibly do it again. Nature makes us that way. You’ll get through it!
@katherinerichardson2273
January 21, 2025 at 6:24 pm
that vanishing twin thing is pretty darn comedy goats actually sometimes they’ll have 5 to 7 in there and then eventually they reduced it down to about 3
@jakeleo4518
January 21, 2025 at 6:25 pm
Can men get pregnant? ofc they can!
@privatecat1619
January 21, 2025 at 6:30 pm
Who really cares.
@soccergirl6667
January 21, 2025 at 6:31 pm
This confirming my reasons not to have kids.
@kristinalenkowsky
January 21, 2025 at 6:42 pm
Wired heard about Brooklyn and Bailey’s baby
@youkokun
January 21, 2025 at 6:50 pm
Toddler Support when?!
@NadiaSeesIt
January 21, 2025 at 8:10 pm
That’s what I REALLY need now lol
@Mimi-cq4bg
January 21, 2025 at 6:52 pm
Can we get this woman to teach some lessons up in congress and the senate so we can stop having inept uneducated men making laws about medical care?
@baronvonbeagle9787
January 21, 2025 at 7:01 pm
me, a dude, watching this at 3 am
@s3cr3tsquar333
January 21, 2025 at 7:10 pm
welp back to the UGLY BLINDING background. the LAST video with the live library background was sooooo nice…
@LiaGwenQuinn
January 21, 2025 at 7:11 pm
@12:50 What happened there?
@montyollie
January 21, 2025 at 7:21 pm
It looked like it was edited badly and they cut her off when she was talking about racism and Black women having more morbidity. BAD editor. Let her speak!!
@NadiaSeesIt
January 21, 2025 at 8:20 pm
Ugh enough already
@AfroGothixa
January 21, 2025 at 7:22 pm
send this to your local republican today ❤
@NadiaSeesIt
January 21, 2025 at 8:21 pm
Oh please.
@montyollie
January 21, 2025 at 7:25 pm
Also who asked the stupid question about the stomach when they clearly meant abdomen? Stomach is only one organ in the body.
@laur24279
January 21, 2025 at 7:28 pm
????????????
@shefollowshertbr1
January 21, 2025 at 8:18 pm
MATERNAL ORGAN MOVEMENT??? WHOA
@diddlydoodly
January 21, 2025 at 8:21 pm
Respected her until she called babies parasitic. It’s your literal body deciding to feed and create that life. That baby did nothing but just exist. Women are teaching that baby the way of life even in the womb.
@BurritoMassacre
January 23, 2025 at 3:08 pm
Pregnancy is too dangerous to be having kids with bums.
@Elora445
January 23, 2025 at 3:44 pm
I have scoliosis, a moderate curvature of my spine. A pregnancy changing that even more, no matter in what direction, absolutely terrifies me. So glad we decided at a young age that we’d never have any kids at all. The years after that has only shown me what a good decision that was for me and us. Wishing the best to all current and future mothers.
@laurenrt92
January 24, 2025 at 2:11 am
I know people with scoliosis who have multiple children and have had vaginal deliveries. It can change how birth might look in some ways, but there’s still a lot of options for having a baby!
@catherinehackler8409
January 23, 2025 at 4:18 pm
The pregnancy test thing shocked me. I was always told you can’t tell until about 6 weeks?
@Pauldjreadman
January 23, 2025 at 4:50 pm
Yes, give up smoking.
@suffering-asthmatic-tifosi
January 23, 2025 at 4:51 pm
Bring her back please I love her ????
@Adrienne-wv7qo
January 23, 2025 at 4:53 pm
This video was nice; however, do they have to use profanity whenever they ask a question??
@messibessi11
January 23, 2025 at 5:28 pm
5:42 Omg I totally get this I fell a few weeks ago and they were like are you feeling contractions? Like??? How the f should I know he’s either kicking or there’s something going on
@ameliatownsend9904
January 23, 2025 at 7:55 pm
where’s the lady with the list
@irenemartinez4336
January 23, 2025 at 7:57 pm
Such a fun segment!
@clxk3376
January 23, 2025 at 8:27 pm
Just signed on as a new NICU nurse. I clicked so fast
@keniciagold3630
January 23, 2025 at 9:31 pm
No. No. No. We NEED to talk about how horrible the first trimester is for a lot of women. You can give me a pill for nausea… I can take a pill for headaches… but you can’t take away multiple food adversions or the demoralizing feeling of eating what you want but it isnt made right. And you no amount of caffeine can keep that pregnancy sleepiness away. Lol what about the excessive saliva and all those smells!? I have 4 kids but the first trimester have me rethinking my life choices!
@PrincessPixieBell
January 23, 2025 at 9:41 pm
Sound wave? Does the baby hear or feel the machine? I’m slow
@PrincessPixieBell
January 23, 2025 at 9:43 pm
Is a vanishing twin the same as absorbing a twin?
@cmayokayguey
January 23, 2025 at 9:57 pm
First of all great vid! I’d like to know if there is more research about tobacco effects vs nicotine (cigs vs vape) I know neither are good but I am just curious if there is a difference
@KairaSuperSayan93
January 24, 2025 at 12:50 am
5:23 lord I know this personally to be true. My mother could only stomach steak for protein both sides so my sister and I each developed a taste for steak. I still eat steak well into my 30s
@MissyMarissy
January 24, 2025 at 4:19 am
I cant wait to experience this someday. My beautiful babies, i have their names picked out already lol
@tinatiinatina
January 24, 2025 at 5:40 am
I’m surprised she didn’t mention high blood pressure being a reason for black maternal mortality. I know many women in Nigeria who died after childbirth because of that
@MRCAGR1
January 24, 2025 at 6:18 am
1:37 a positive pregnancy test in males needs to be investigated as it could be a sign of cancer.
@natalierose1072
January 24, 2025 at 9:51 am
Pregnancy doctor? Are the masses really so uneducated that you gotta use such an unintelligent sounding title lmao
@Jessirayxo
January 24, 2025 at 9:58 am
Ehh ???? my baby inside of me hate onions… I love onions but I throw up when I eat them
@ladylove34
January 24, 2025 at 10:50 am
That pronunciation of Yoruba was painful, but love the shoutout to my country! If youre interested in hearing more, look into the history of the two names of Yoruba twins.
@tangerinegirl-l8h
January 24, 2025 at 1:07 pm
watching nearly 9 months pregnant lol so interesting
@sydneystudds
January 24, 2025 at 1:25 pm
I have a related question if anyone has an answer: if mother and baby have different blood types can that cause any issues?
@daliairenellamosasparedes4215
January 24, 2025 at 2:31 pm
10 more reasons to avoid getting pregnant ????
@oldcowbb
January 24, 2025 at 7:32 pm
i can never imagine how people can suffer 10 months for this, thanks mom
@velvetme22
January 24, 2025 at 9:33 pm
I want to watch you do a deep dive on the microbiome and baby’s brain ???? so fascinating!
@gtleshow
January 24, 2025 at 10:09 pm
I was today years old when I learnt how to pronounce ‘Yams’…
@katieserra6492
January 24, 2025 at 10:57 pm
Pregnancy is so weird and wonderful and every new life is a beautiful miracle.
@elizabeth_marie99
January 24, 2025 at 11:10 pm
Dr. Shilpi has such a beautiful way of speaking. Loved this video. Would like to see more of her again soon!
@alissanotmelissa
January 24, 2025 at 11:24 pm
Something about this woman is really irking me, I feel like she’s undermining how tough pregnancy actually is and not really explaining how in-depth babies growth and how rapid their fetal development actually is plus the toll it takes on the mother. This was quite frustrating to watch honestly. I wonder if she’s ever been pregnant..
@womensdeodorant
January 25, 2025 at 12:24 am
She’s literally providing in-depth, factual answers to people’s questions. Nowhere in the video did she say anything to undermine the experience that women go through during pregnancy
@cashyyvibez
January 25, 2025 at 1:08 am
I have an inverted uterus so I was trying ld my pregnancies would show as much so would that be considered cryptic?
@chic_eclat
January 25, 2025 at 1:15 am
Coincidentally, this was posted the same day my niece was born (she’s 3 days old today) ????
@cashyyvibez
January 25, 2025 at 1:18 am
What about weed? I saw a post and a few girls said a doctor recommended. And what about red wine? I had a friend say a doctor said it was fine as long as it was specifically red wine
@jimothyhasleftthechat2667
January 26, 2025 at 12:26 pm
Any amount of alcohol during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol syndrome. The kind of alcohol does not make a difference, it’s all the same chemical.
@shruti2406
January 25, 2025 at 2:15 am
I dont understand, who are these people asking questions, is there any forum or a post under which questions can be asked? Where can i ask ????
@HeidiThompson7
January 25, 2025 at 2:32 am
I know someone who had a cryptic pregnancy. I had no idea it was so common. No missed periods, no noticeable weight gain, no positive pregnancy tests. Absolutely insane.
@Khepri721
January 25, 2025 at 5:21 am
As a man, pregnancy scares me
@spring7643
January 26, 2025 at 3:01 am
As a not man, same
@terfalicious
January 25, 2025 at 6:53 am
Beautiful hair! Just ‘a little bit’ jealous!
@9MMina
January 25, 2025 at 12:48 pm
Such cool things to learn and then she goes and says “a parasite _called_ toxoplasmosis”… the parasite is called Toxoplasma gondii. The ending is given to the name of the illness that the parasite causes. Toxoplasmosis cannot be found in undercooked foods – only the causative parasite, Toxoplasma, can. This is very basic knowledge when it comes to infectious diseases.
@p0ll4kr4
January 25, 2025 at 4:23 pm
i dont think she is a doctor
@teebee3631
January 25, 2025 at 5:05 pm
I didnt start showing until I was nearly 6 months. I have a yilted uterus.
@jaidengarden77
January 25, 2025 at 9:49 pm
Its disappointing to see so much of the black woman mortality rate during pregnancy glossed over, I found it suspicious
@ahronantonio4859
January 26, 2025 at 4:44 am
please do one with a Radiologist
@jimcunningham5376
January 26, 2025 at 7:59 am
I experienced moms heartburn.
@oyesileseun6168
January 26, 2025 at 11:11 am
I’m Yoruba. The twining thing is real. Lots of twins in that part
@Zack-f6p
January 26, 2025 at 11:26 am
Terminate because of an abnormality, isn’t that literally eugenics?
@jimothyhasleftthechat2667
January 26, 2025 at 12:24 pm
If a child won’t live past the first few days or weeks, it’s mercy. I am genetically disabled, so I understand the knee jerk reaction to hearing the idea, but I assure you not every genetic defect is compatible with life.
@Zack-f6p
January 26, 2025 at 1:03 pm
@ but doesn’t that go against the Hippocratic oath to do no harm, shouldn’t the intention be to make the quality of life the best for the baby, that seems like to get rid of the baby based on a defect raises some ethical concerns.
@helenasoares3636
January 26, 2025 at 11:28 am
All i understood is that progesterone is the enemy here ????????
@promise_present
January 26, 2025 at 11:42 am
I’m greatful to know I’m never gonna be pregnant I’d rather die than give birth ????↕️
@invox9490
January 26, 2025 at 11:59 am
She looks SO tired… Sometimes it felt like she was going to fall asleep.
@amiamiami974
January 26, 2025 at 12:14 pm
Thank you for covering women’s health! I hope this topic gets a part 2.
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January 26, 2025 at 7:44 pm
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January 27, 2025 at 7:31 am
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@malungamusic
January 27, 2025 at 7:31 am
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@danamatsukawa4762
January 27, 2025 at 12:33 pm
the pregnancy glow is the shine of sweat. I never felt as hot as i did when I was pregnant.
@amyn2972
January 27, 2025 at 5:14 pm
omg we need a part 2 … i wanna hear what causes pregnancy nose loool
@genesispalma-medina8058
January 27, 2025 at 9:46 pm
I want to see a video of someone who makes sound effect for movies and shows !
@ysraeldumadara1039
January 27, 2025 at 11:01 pm
Please invite a world history presenter.
@sejensen92
January 28, 2025 at 2:12 am
I guess I was the survivor of vanishing triplets if that’s what you call it when your mom had two miscarriages before your birth.
@HobbinRob
January 28, 2025 at 5:36 am
The thing about pregnancy that no one talks about is how psychotic it feels to squeeze through a narrow gap, not by turning side on, but by going through face on and just trying to squash your shoulders in tight.
@pynn1000
January 28, 2025 at 10:44 am
Pregnancy tests in my breeding years were available at end of the first 3 months so rare. I wish I’d known about Egyptian wheat and barley pee tests. Not 100% reliable, but potentially fun.
@xPRxJeff
January 28, 2025 at 3:56 pm
Lmao. I was fine until she blames racism. lol not going to finish the video
@lucidreams101
January 28, 2025 at 4:33 pm
“blame” what other reason could there be? im serious
@MrsSullie22
January 28, 2025 at 6:16 pm
I feel like it’s just wrong to call a fetus parasitic.
@f.4812
January 28, 2025 at 6:23 pm
Watching this to find more things to add to my list of 300+ reasons why I won’t have kids ✨️
And before anyone comes at me for the high number, the 1st one was the only one I ever needed: not wanting to be a mother. The rest is just for fun????
@MrsSullie22
January 28, 2025 at 6:41 pm
I’m only 6 weeks but already showing due to straight up horrible BLOATING. omg I’ve never bloated this bad in my life; it doesn’t matter what or how much I eat. Even my mother was like “yeah you look really pregnant.”
@yociciii
January 29, 2025 at 2:49 pm
I had a vanishing twin with my first pregnancy but ended up miscarrying as the actual fetus in there didn’t have a heartbeat. Got my rainbow baby girl very shortly after that and now she’s almost 7 months old ????
@DarkLumiya
January 29, 2025 at 3:31 pm
I am already childfree but this completed cemented it.
@maevecostello2629
January 29, 2025 at 4:35 pm
36 weeks pregnant and so so ready to meet my baby boy
@florencepl4343
January 29, 2025 at 6:00 pm
This is the first time that I’ve heard about teeth shifting ????
@ReezeGoingSenseless
January 29, 2025 at 8:22 pm
Human reproduction is some freaky business.
@lauraconnolly663
January 30, 2025 at 9:08 am
My cousin has had twins 8 months ago. They were completely natural. When my mother told me she was pregnant? I beat her to it when her eyes were wider than normal. “With Twins?” “How did you know?” “I figured.” Two Identical boys were born in April… Maxwell and Matthew. They have two older male cousins whom just adore them and they’re currently teething atm.. poor sweeties…! But bubs don’t stay little bundles for long.. They are starting to try to crawl. :3
I do want a child of my own.. but sadly? With dating all but filled with horrid prospects? I think I’ll be having to stay a pet parent.
@Rene-m8m
January 30, 2025 at 9:36 am
I’ve always had that pregnancy belly line and I’m not pregnant. Why’s that?
@JEM1989
January 30, 2025 at 12:43 pm
I still can smell more than I ever have after my pregnancy, like literally EVERYTHING.