Aspirin During Pregnancy
Overview Preeclampsia is essentially high blood pressure during pregnancy. High blood pressure can damage arteries, which can…
Vaccines 0-24 Months, Individual Vaccines
Overview Making informed decisions on whether or not to vaccinate your child involves weighing the risks of…
Stuffy Nose & Pregnancy Rhinitis
Overview Rhinitis is irritation or inflammation of the mucous membrane inside the nose. When this happens during…
Vaccines 0-24 Months, an Overview
Overview Vaccines are recommended from birth up through adulthood. When a vaccine is introduced into your system,…
Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (Pelvic Girdle Pain)
Overview During pregnancy, the hormone relaxin causes your ligaments to relax and become loose. This is helpful…
Homeopathy & Arnica Montana
Overview Arnica Montana is a flowering plant from Europe used in homeopathic medicine for centuries to treat…
Get a Head Start on Parenting
Overview The first year of your baby’s life goes by so fast, and so much of your…
Is a Home Doppler Safe?
Overview A home Doppler is a device that uses Doppler ultrasound waves to allow you to listen…
Anterior Placenta
Overview Ideally, your baby is head down and facing your spine when you go into labor. The…
Nuchal Hand & Compound Presentations
Overview A nuchal hand is one of several compound presentations where an extremity is alongside the presenting…
Circumcision
Overview Circumcision can be a very controversial topic and a very confusing one. Circumcision is the removal…
Do I really need a written birth plan?
Overview The process you go through to create your birth plan, which includes educating yourself and working…
Postpartum Healing Pads (Padsicles)
Overview It is common to have some discomfort in your vaginal area and perineum after having a…
Cabbage Leaves
Overview It has long been rumored that cabbage leaves remedy breast engorgement and dry up your milk…
Pregnancy Dental Care
Overview Dental care during your pregnancy may not be the most glamorous topic, but it is an…
Sushi
Overview There are a lot of rules about what you can and cannot eat during pregnancy. Sushi…
Second Time Mom
Overview Whether this is your first pregnancy and you are planning on more children, or this is…
Fentanyl
Overview Fentanyl is an opiate that can decrease the intensity of contractions but will not numb the…
Zika
Overview The infection caused by the Zika virus typically isn’t a big deal. The issue is not…
Folate and Folic Acid
Overview During pregnancy, or even before if you are trying to conceive, you should take a prenatal…
Pudendal Nerve Block
Overview A pudendal nerve block is an injection of an anesthetic that works to block the pudendal…
Evening Primrose Oil
Overview Evening primrose oil comes from seeds of a wildflower that grows in the United States. It…
Induction
Overview Rupturing the membranes refers to breaking your water, also known as an amniotomy, which is one…
Natural Hospital Birth
Overview If you want to have a natural birth, that does not mean that you have to…