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Prenatal visits are an essential part of your health – and your baby’s – during the 40ish weeks you will spend together. While some things may seem unnecessary – measuring the belly, weighing in, etc. – each of your appointments […]

Prenatal care is a cornerstone of a healthy pregnancy, labor, and baby. Why? Because throughout your pregnancy, prenatal checkups are used to ensure both you and your baby are progressing as you should. It provides the opportunity for you to […]

The two scariest pregnancies are often your first – and your second. You really don’t know what the heck is normal or not the first time around. Then, the second pregnancy can be so different than the first that you […]

The bad news is that prenatal infections can cause serious to life threatening illnesses or birth defects for your developing embryo or baby. The good news is, most of these infections are avoidable with a little education and proactive prevention […]

Congratulations! You’re pregnant! But now what? You have infinite questions about what this means for you and your baby over the next 9 months. Many of the answers to your questions pertain to prenatal care, that is, how you should […]

You’ve arrived at the last section of our Keeping Track of Baby’s Health Blog series. If you’ve missed the others, feel free to click on the links below to learn everything you needed to know about: The Basics of Prenatal […]

Once you’re pregnant, there are a whole slew of routine tests you’ll be offered in order to monitor your health and the health of your baby. Some of these are pretty simple – like urine analysis to make its content […]

Prenatal care has completely changed the way mothers and babies come through their pregnancy, labor and delivery. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), prenatal care reduces the risk of maternal complications during pregnancy and childbirth and also reduces […]

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 […]

In most soon-to-be parents’ minds, the question is Obstetrician OR Midwife? Here at Overlake OB/GYN, we look at it as Obstetrician AND Midwife. These two professions are not at odds, quite the opposite in fact. Midwives and OBs are dedicated […]