Did you know that about 10% of all pregnant women are referred to a Maternal Fetal Medicine office at some point in their pregnancy? When I was pregnant with my fourth baby, I was hospitalized for preterm labor. I was frightened and confused, not to mention inconvenienced! Even if you know a lot …
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What To Expect With My Baby’s Surgery | Interview With Pediatric Neurosurgeon Ian Heger, MD
Birth defects happen in about one in every few hundred pregnancies. If a fetal anomaly is discovered during your pregnancy, you may be referred to a pediatric surgeon prior to the delivery of your baby. In these consultations, the surgeon will explain more about the particular anomaly, how it may …
The Third M of Gestational Diabetes – Move!
In the first few posts about gestational diabetes, we talked about glucose monitoring and diet. The next important step to take is, literally, a step. Several of them, in fact. (I'm talking about exercise, in case you didn't see where I was going with that.) Make exercise a part of your day Unless …
5 Tips To Manage Gestational Diabetes With Food | Gestational Diabetes Meal Plan
I'm not going to sugarcoat it (forgive the pun). What, when, and how you eat is essential to managing diabetes. The trouble is, there are a lot of conflicting opinions about the right way to eat. As it turns out, traditional recommendations (remember the Food Pyramid?) may be steering us wrong. The …