9 Old-Wives’ Tales About Pregnancy That Are Not True By CARINA WOLFF, 12/29/17 Women who are pregnant end up bombarded with all sorts of advice from others, and sometimes, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction. You may have heard a tip from a friend or a warning from a great-aunt, but there are plenty [...]
Do Induced Deliveries Hurt More Than “Natural” Deliveries? MFMs Weigh In By Abi Berwager Schreier, December 22, 2017 I recently found out from my maternal fetal medicine doctor that unless I want to give birth without any drugs, I’ll probably need to be induced at 39 weeks because of the Lovenox injections I take daily. Lovenox [...]
Can Exercise Help Alleviate Endometriosis Symptoms? By Julia Dellitt, December 22, 2017 For women with endometriosis chronic pain is a regular occurrence. Even though the condition is often difficult to diagnose, it affects up to 10 percent of women. But regular physical activity may actually help alleviate endometriosis symptoms, as well as provide a healthy coping strategy [...]
Substance Use and Pregnancy: Danger Ahead By Christopher Iliades, 12/18/17 The problem of substance use during pregnancy cannot be ignored. Research shows that use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs during pregnancy can have severe consequences for infants. Research also shows that despite these consequences, about 16 percent of women continue to smoke during pregnancy, eight [...]
7 Things That Could Be Throwing Off Your Cycle By Carina Wolff, Dec 18, 2017 A woman’s average cycle is 28 days, and while some women get their periods like clockwork each month, there are many women who do not. If you’re part of the latter camp, there’s no need to be alarmed. It turns out [...]
Ouch! What Might Be Causing Your Menstrual Cramps and How to Ease the Pain by CAITLIN FLYNN, December 11, 2017 When our periods arrive, they sometimes bring along a host of seriously unpleasant side effects, such as nausea, headaches, backaches, and those dreaded menstrual cramps. For some women, cramps are a mild inconvenience easily fixed by popping an Advil, [...]
4 Things You Need to Know About Non-Hormonal Birth Control Methods. By KARA WAHLGREN, DEC 6, 2017 If you’re nervous about the side effects of hormonal birth control — or you know your parents would completely flip if you even mentioned going on the pill — you may be considering non-hormonal methods of birth control instead. When we say [...]
8 Things Your Gynecologist Wishes You’d Stop Doing Before Your Visits By Lauren Schumacker, December 5, 2017 Though you might have to mentally prepare a bit before gynecologist appointments (no one loves them, right?), you probably don't have much else to do in the way of pre-visit prep. That being said, there are some things you might [...]
Dr. Kecia Gaither Offers Tips on Abnormal Placentation for Mothers-To-Be NEW YORK (PRWEB) October 17, 2017 During pregnancy, the placenta is the life support system for the developing fetus. Formed from embryonic cells that burrow into the uterine wall, the placenta passes nutrients, water, oxygen and antibodies against disease from the mother's blood to the fetus. When [...]
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - New York, NY, October 17, 2017 – During pregnancy, the placenta is the life support system for the developing fetus. Formed from embryonic cells that burrow into the uterine wall, the placenta passes nutrients, water, oxygen and antibodies against disease from the mother's blood to the fetus. When the placenta, also known as the afterbirth, is [...]
