Over the past month, I’ve spent a bit more time in our local
neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) monitoring the progress of a
few premature babies who ultimately will be under my care when they
are
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About every 5-6 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
reexamines its policy statements to ensure current research and
literature justifies the positions it takes. Often, no-to-minimal
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I am happy to report my dear friend is pregnant. After three rounds
of IVF, she is in her 10th week, and feeling miserable. She has all
day morning sickness, to the point that she is having trouble
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Really? After all the attention given to the whooping cough (AKA
pertussis) these last couple of years, I certainly would have
thought the numbers would have, at least, been slowing down or
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Whether you are pregnant and having wicked cravings, are postpartum
and want to shed some baby weight, or just want to be in better
health in general; there is new research that shows a food that
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When I was pregnant for the first time, I was prepared for all
sorts of discomforts. I was not, however, prepared to experience a
fractured rib due to being kicked, (from the inside,) by my own,
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Eating disorders have taken on a new trend. It's going beyond what
commonly comes to mind (anorexia, bulimia, etc.,) and it affecting
more than just image obsessed teens. Some women are starving
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My last posts were on the unfortunate subject of multiple
miscarriages. If you’ve had them, and are still trying, you may
have some of the same fears running through your head as were
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Although the term may seem straightforward, based on the number of
conversations I have with patients and their families, I’m
confident not everyone understands the complete meaning of a
medical
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If you’re pregnant with your first child, no matter how calm you
try to be, the thought of actually giving birth may be
causing you some anxiety. One of the ways to ease that anxiety is
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