Take 2 host Heidi Hatch is joined by former Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes and Maura Carabello, founder of the Exoro Group, for this week’s Take 2 podcast.
Hughes joins remotely as he is in quarantine with COVID-19.
This week in the Utah Legislature:
The Utah pioneer license plate: It’s been panned on social media. Do the people of Utah need it or want it?
Budget: Lawmakers unveil $2.26 billion transportation and construction package with $1.4 billion in bonds for transit and construction projects. Senate Republicans are not convinced borrowing such a large amount of money is prudent.
“In a year when we’re flush with cash, you have to ask whether it makes sense to bond right now,” said Assistant Senate Majority Whip Kirk Cullimore (R-Sandy).
Senate Bill 205: Is Dan McCay trying to gut “count my vote?”
House Bill 388: Should 16-year-olds be able to vote in school board elections?
The death of the transgender athlete bill
Changing the name of Dixie State University: Will it happen?
Where are we on police reform?
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill is praising a bill moving through the legislature that would define when police should not use deadly force. House Bill 237, sponsored by Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost (D-Salt Lake City), would specify that officers should not use deadly force on an individual who is suicidal and does not pose a threat to anyone else.
Women’s Bills: Maura has a whole list of what we didn’t accomplish.
House Bill 143 passes, meaning Utah will no longer suspend driver’s licenses for unpaid court debt
Minimum wage: A bill that would incrementally increase Utah’s minimum wage to a peak of $15 an hour by July 2026 stalled in a House committee on Thursday. Republicans worried it would kill jobs and hurt the economy prevailed over Democrats who said it would help lift people out of poverty. Is this the right place for the conversation or should this be a national issue?
By the time your baby is 3-years-old, he or she should be able to do a variety of new things such as dressing themselves and carrying on a simple conversation.
Jade Elliott spoke with Carrie Martinez, Utah Department of Health, to discuss the important milestones your child should reach by 3-years-old and tools to help parents on this episode of the Baby Your Baby Podcast.
Can parents get their baby on back on track on their own, or is this something they need a professional for?
Most of the time, children get the developmental skills they need when they are given opportunities to practice. Parents play a huge role in their child’s development, and often can help their child right away. For example, if your child’s screening showed a delay in language, you help your child right away, just by practicing this area of development.
However, sometimes your child may need professional intervention. In these situations, it’s best to work with your healthcare or childcare provider to get resources or referrals to professional agencies who are trained to help your child reach their developmental milestone needs.
The Baby Your Baby program provides many resources for all pregnant women and new moms in Utah. There is also expert advice from the Utah Department of Health and Intermountain Healthcare that air each week on KUTV 2News.
Host Heidi Hatch welcomes guests Maura Carabello and Greg Hughes to talk about the political issues impacting the state of Utah.
The tackle a variety of issues including a transgender sports bill aimed at eliminating transgender athletes from girls high school sports in Utah.
Another bill would require Utah students to learn about consent, coercion and sexual violence prevention behavior narrowly moved past its committee to head the larger legislative body.
Other topics the trio discusses includes a bill to limit Utah’s governor’s powers in a time of crisis, a rioting bill, Jason Chaffetz, new jobs for Ben McAdams and words from Rep. Burgess Owens about reparations for Black Americans.
By the time your baby is 24 months old, he or she should be showing more independence and saying basic sentences.
Jade Elliott spoke with Carrie Martinez, Utah Department of Health, to discuss the important milestones your child should reach by 24 months old and tools to help parents on this episode of the Baby Your Baby Podcast.
Can parents get their baby on back on track on their own, or is this something they need a professional for?
Most of the time, children get the developmental skills they need when they are given opportunities to practice. Parents play a huge role in their child’s development, and often can help their child right away. For example, if your child’s screening showed a delay in language, you help your child right away, just by practicing this area of development.
However, sometimes your child may need professional intervention. In these situations, it’s best to work with your healthcare or childcare provider to get resources or referrals to professional agencies who are trained to help your child reach their developmental milestone needs.
The Baby Your Baby program provides many resources for all pregnant women and new moms in Utah. There is also expert advice from the Utah Department of Health and Intermountain Healthcare that air each week on KUTV 2News.
KUTV’s Heidi Hatch hosts former Speaker of the House Greg Hughes and Maura Carabello of the Exoro Group in a new episode of Take 2.
The trio discuss topics that include:
No Knock warrants ban moves forward:
Paris Hilton testifies on Utah’s Capitol Hill: Paris Hilton appeared at a Utah legislative committee hearing Monday afternoon to throw her support behind a bill that would impose additional regulations on residential youth treatment centers and other congregate care programs.
Utah Tax break? We have billions in the bank. Do we save it for a rainy day or give the people a little of their own money back?
Utah does not need Federal stimulus? Take the money because everyone else is, or be happy we are doing well and so no thanks.
Transgender Girls in sports: A House committee voted Thursday to pass a measure seeking to stop transgender athletes from participating in girl’s sports at Utah public schools.
Should students get mental health days? A bill seeking to make mental health an excusable reason for students to miss school unanimously passed out of a senate committee Wednesday.
Trump Impeachment Trial part 2: Utahn’s making headlines
Mitt Romney and Mike Lee split votes.
Surveillance shows Romney being told to turn around by Capitol Police officer.
Mike Lee demands the record be stricken on statement attributed to him.
Mike Lee meets with Trump lawyers to talk strategy ahead of Friday case
By the time your baby is 18 months old, he or she should be able to do a variety of new things such as walking and use a spoon.
Jade Elliott spoke with Carrie Martinez, Utah Department of Health, to discuss the important milestones your child should reach by 18 months old and tools to help parents on this episode of the Baby Your Baby Podcast.
Can parents get their baby on back on track on their own, or is this something they need a professional for?
Most of the time, children get the developmental skills they need when they are given opportunities to practice. Parents play a huge role in their child’s development, and often can help their child right away. For example, if your child’s screening showed a delay in language, you help your child right away, just by practicing this area of development.
However, sometimes your child may need professional intervention. In these situations, it’s best to work with your healthcare or childcare provider to get resources or referrals to professional agencies who are trained to help your child reach their developmental milestone needs.
The Baby Your Baby program provides many resources for all pregnant women and new moms in Utah. There is also expert advice from the Utah Department of Health and Intermountain Healthcare that air each week on KUTV 2News.
Take 2 host Heidi Hatch is joined by former Speaker of the House Greg Hughes and political consultant Scott Howell in a new episode.
The big topic of discussion is President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill. Early Friday, the Senate approved a measure that would let Democrats muscle Biden’s coronavirus relief plan through the chamber without Republican support. Vice President Kamala Harris was in the chair to cast the tie-breaking vote — her first.
Other topics discussed include:
Sen. Mitt Romney’s Family Security ACT proposal to be added on to stimulus package: Romney released the Family Security Act on Thursday — which the senator plans to propose as an amendment included with the Democrats’ stimulus package. It would provide families up to $3,000 a year in financial support per child ages 6 to 17 and up to $4,200 a year for infants to age 6. Americans expecting a child would be able to start applying for the monthly benefit four months prior to their due date.
Catfishing Bill: The House Judiciary Committee unanimously voted Thursday afternoon to move forward with a bill intended to protect people who are impersonated online. House Bill 239, sponsored by Rep. Karianne Lisonbee (R-Clearfield), would criminalize the impersonation of someone else on the internet to harm, intimidate, or threaten.
After a record number of police shootings in 2020, police reform bills face the first test in Utah Legislature. House Bill 84, sponsored by Rep. Angela Romero (D-Salt Lake City), would require law enforcement agencies to report data regarding use-of-force incidents to the Bureau of Criminal Identification.
House Bill 162, sponsored by Rep Romero would require officers’ annual training to include a substantial focus on “mental health and other crisis intervention responses, arrest control, and de-escalation training.”
Senate Bill 38, sponsored by Sen. Daniel Thatcher (R-West Valley), would tighten the certification and training requirements for police dogs and their handlers. That bill passed the Senate and is awaiting action in the House of Representatives.
Senate Bill 13, sponsored by Sen. Jani Iwamoto (D-Salt Lake City), would require providing information about officers under certain investigations to POST. It would also require providing information about officers to prospective employers if asked. That bill passed a Senate committee last week.
COVID-19 is a real threat to anybody, including pregnant women. Pregnant women are at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 and death, compared to non-pregnant people. Additionally, pregnant women with COVID-19 might be at increased risk for other adverse outcomes, such as preterm birth (delivering the baby earlier than 37 weeks).
Jade Elliott spoke with Sean Esplin, MD, Sr. Medical Director, Women’s Health, Intermountain Healthcare, to discuss COVID-19 and how it impacts pregnant women on this episode of the Baby Your Baby Podcast.
What is the best way to protect yourself and to help reduce the spread of COVID-19?
Expectant mothers should follow CDC guidelines around mask wearing, social gathering and hand hygiene.
1. Limit interactions with people who might have been exposed to or who might be infected with COVID-19, including people within your household, as much as possible.
2. Take steps to prevent getting COVID-19 when you do interact with others.
3. Wear a mask, especially when you cannot keep distance from other people. Avoid others who are not wearing masks or ask others around you to wear a mask.
4. Stay at least 6 feet away from others outside your household.
5. Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use a hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
6. Avoid activities where taking these steps might be difficult.
Why can it be difficult for pregnant women to distinguish between COVID-19 symptoms and pregnancy symptoms?
Pregnant women might confuse COVID-19 symptoms with the more traditional symptoms experienced during pregnancy.
People can have COVID-19 and actually be pretty sick and not know it. They can be unaware of how short of breath they actually are, or how low their oxygen levels are. During pregnancy, it’s really important to keep those oxygen levels high because if mom’s oxygen is low, then the baby’s oxygen level is even lower.
What risks are there for pregnant women if they get COVID-19?
Those with coronavirus are at higher risk for blood clots; so too are pregnant women. That’s why medication is now used to prevent blood clots in pregnant women.
Can COVID-19 affect your unborn baby?
Although the virus doesn’t cross the placenta, and get to the baby, it can get to the interface between the placenta and the lining of the uterus, where it can cause some changes in the blood vessels that changes how much oxygen and food and fluid are getting to the baby across the placenta. It can make it so that the placenta doesn’t really work as well in some women. It can age the placenta. Which may mean some pregnant women with COVID-19 may need to deliver their baby early.
What if I’m pregnant and get exposed to someone with COVID-19?
Get tested. Intermountain Healthcare recommends you get tested seven days after exposure. If someone you live with has COVID-19 have them isolate in a certain area of your home and use a separate bathroom if possible. Wear a mask, social distance and practice good hand hygiene and/or wear gloves when caring for them or handling their dishes or laundry. Have the sick person clean the areas they are using if they are well enough to do so.
What if I have COVID-19 when it’s time to deliver my baby?
Prior to giving birth, Intermountain asks that our patients are tested for COVID-19. This can be done a few days before your due date. Or if you go into labor early or need to be induced early, we can do a rapid COVID-19 test when you arrive at the hospital.
Our hospitals and labor and delivery caregivers are prepared to care for you if you are COVID-19 positive and will help inform you about special precautions that are taken about wearing a mask or personal protective equipment.
What if I have COVID-19 and want to nurse my baby?
Current evidence suggests that breast milk is not likely to spread the virus to babies. You and your healthcare provider can help decide whether and how to start or continue breastfeeding. Breast milk provides protection against many illnesses and is the best source of nutrition for most babies.
If you have COVID-19 and choose to breastfeed follow these guidelines:
Wash your hands before breastfeeding
Wear a mask while breastfeeding and whenever you are within six feet of your baby.
If you have COVID-19 and choose to express breast milk
Use your own breast pump, if possible.
Wear a mask during expression.
Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds before touching any pump or bottle parts, and before expressing breast milk.
Follow recommendations for proper pump cleaning after each use. Clean all parts of the pump that come into contact with breast milk.
Consider having a healthy caregiver who does not have COVID-19, is not at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19, and is living in the same home feed the expressed breast milk to the baby.
Any caregiver feeding the baby should wear a mask when caring for the baby for the entire time you are in isolation and during their own quarantine period after you complete isolation.
How can I keep my newborn baby safe from COVID-19?
Limit visitors to see your new baby
Before allowing or inviting visitors into your home or near your baby, consider the risk of COVID-19 to yourself, your baby, people who live with you, and visitors.
Bringing people who do not live with you into your home can increase the risk of spreading COVID-19. Some people without symptoms can spread the virus.
Limit in-person gatherings and consider other options, like celebrating virtually, for people who want to see your new baby.
If you do plan to have in-person visits, ask guests to stay home if they are sick and ask them to stay six feet away from you and your baby, wear a mask, and wash their hands when visiting your home.
Ask your childcare program about the plans they have in place to protect your baby, family, and their staff from COVID-19.
What are the possible signs and symptoms of COVID-19 infection among babies?
Most babies who test positive for COVID-19 have mild or no symptoms. Severe illness in babies has been reported but appears to be rare. Babies with underlying medical conditions and babies born premature (earlier than 37 weeks) might be at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19.
Reported signs among newborns with COVID-19 include:
fever
lethargy (being overly tired or inactive)
runny nose
cough
vomiting
diarrhea
poor feeding
increased work of breathing or shallow breathing
If your baby develops symptoms or you think your baby may have been exposed to COVID-19, get in touch with your baby’s healthcare provider within 24 hours and follow steps for caring for children with COVID-19.
If your baby has COVID-19 emergency warning signs (such as trouble breathing), seek emergency care immediately. Call 911.
Where can women go for more information about pregnancy and COVID-19?
The Baby Your Baby program provides many resources for all pregnant women and new moms in Utah. There is also expert advice from the Utah Department of Health and Intermountain Healthcare that air each week on KUTV 2News.
