MODCAST

About MODCAST

MODCAST is a podcast on the most impactful maternal and infant health research conducted today. MODCAST aims to bring scientists, doctors, donors, and families behind the laboratory doors for a fascinating look into the science that is changing, study by study, the story of moms and babies in the U.S. From interviews and news analysis to study discussions and more, MODCAST is the science community’s source for today’s preeminent research on moms and babies. Listen today.

Publisher

March of Dimes

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

13 Jun 2023

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Dr. Sing Sing Way on the Benefits of Mouthwash Use in Pregnancy

   March of Dimes Ohio Collaborative Prematurity Research Center coordinating principal investigator and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital infectious disease pediatrician Dr. Sing Sing Way discusses his team's new findings linking the use of mouthwash in pregnancy with dramatically reduced rates of preeclampsia, preterm birth, and chorioamnionitis.

2. 

   26 Aug 2026

   Dr. Ophelia Yin on the Role of the Uterus in Preeclampsia

   Dr. Ophelia Yin, an investigator at the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco, on her recent research finding four new genes associated with cellular changes in the uterus during preeclampsia — findings that have helped widen the aperture of preeclampsia research past the placenta and into the uterus.

3. 

   29 Jul 2026

   Dr. Christina Megli on the New Discovery of Macrophage Cells in the Amniotic Sac

   Dr. Christina Megli, a 2025 March of Dimes Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award winner, discusses her discovery of 'first responder' macrophage immune cells in the amniotic sac in healthy pregnancy — a finding that may one day lead to new risk prediction tests and therapeutics to slow or prevent preterm birth.

Who has been a guest on MODCAST

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Leonard Zon
• Tomiko Oskotsky
• Rupsa Boelig
• Catherine Spong
• Ramkumar Menon

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

87,835,571

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

70

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.