You know what they say about “best-laid plans…”. That being said, plans are still a good idea. You might not stick to one – nature or other forces may have their way with your plan – but creating the plan is often the most important of the...
As Ob/Gyns, clean lifestyle recommendations are the norm, especially when we focus on trying to conceive, pregnancy, and breastfeeding health. In reality, living a clean lifestyle is something all of us should strive to practice. Healthy living improves every aspect...
Pregnancy and childbirth really do a number on the female body (tell you something you don’t know, right?). Seriously, though – the medical establishment is only beginning to dig in and take a closer look at the seriousness of the changes that take place...
Congratulations! You’re pregnant! But now what? We’re sure you have endless questions about what this means for you and your baby over the next nine months. Many of the answers to your questions pertain to prenatal care, that is, how you should take care...
It’s never too early to start planning for your future baby’s health. We’ve learned so much in the past 30 years about the connection between a mother’s health and how it affects her unborn children. If you’re planning to get pregnant in...
The good news is that preeclampsia – a condition in which a pregnant woman develops high blood pressure and protein in the urine – is pretty rare. Only about 5% of all pregnancies become preeclamptic. The bad news is that the condition can be severe when left...
