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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Usually when we consider having another baby, personal preferences factor heavily into decisions around timing — things like budget or sibling dynamics. But it's rare to consider the health impacts, and it's even less common to discuss birth spacing with your doctor.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jessica Rolph, your host, welcomes Dr. Alison Gemmill to today's episode. Alison is an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins, in the Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health. She shares the biological benefits and risks associated with the timing of your pregnancies, with the goal of helping listeners make informed decisions about when to grow their families.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1:35] What does the research tell us about the optimum time between pregnancies?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2...