When you come to the Maternal Fetal Medicine office, and you have gestational diabetes or high blood pressure, or maybe your baby has an issue or a chromosome abnormality, you naturally want to know as much as possible as fast as possible. One of the things I always tell people before they leave …
Problems With Baby
Trisomy 18 Life Expectancy | Will Babies With Edwards Syndrome Suffer?
If you are pregnant with a baby with trisomy 18, then you probably have two major questions in your mind: How long will my baby live?Will my baby suffer? These two questions inevitably lead you to ask perhaps one of the hardest questions you may ever ask, "Should I continue this …
What Is Edwards Syndrome | Testing For Edwards Syndrome
Today we're going to talk about trisomy 18. I did a post a while back with Kristen, whose baby Hannah had trisomy 18. And in the comments, I noticed a lot of conversation around how we diagnose this condition and what survival is like, and what the quality of life is like for babies who have …
A Sneak Peek Behind The Doors Of My Upcoming Course ‘Conquering Gestational Diabetes’
I'm getting ready to launch a course all about how to manage your diabetes in pregnancy. Did you know that about 60% to 70% of women who have diabetes in pregnancy are either going to stay diabetic or become diabetic? When you get diagnosed with diabetes, it can be very confusing. You're …