What is FAS? Drinking any kind of alcohol during pregnancy can damage a fetus and cause fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Children with FAS can have physical, mental, and behavior problems. Whenever alcohol is consumed it gets into the blood system. If a... Read Article »
Varicose Veins & Spider Veins Varicose veins are enlarged veins. They occur when blood has pooled in the vein because a valve or valves in the vein has failed to keep blood flowing back to the heart correctly. The heart pumps nutrient and oxygen filled... Read Article »
What is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome? (Also known as ‘crib death’) SIDS is the sudden, unexplained death of an infant less than one year old. Most SIDS occur between the ages of 2 to 4 months, and is the leading cause of death in children from 1 month... Read Article »
What are Preterm Labor and Preterm Birth? Premature labor (another name for preterm labor) is labor that begins before the 37th week of pregnancy. A doctor will often take steps to try to stop the labor as the risk to the baby’s survival is high at... Read Article »
What is Premature Ovarian Failure? Premature ovarian failure is a term describing failure of the ovaries to function normally in a woman under the age of 40. Other names for the problem are primary ovarian insufficiency, or hypergonadism. The failure... Read Article »
What is infertility? Couples who have been trying to get pregnant for a year or more, but have been unsuccessful (this applies to women age 34 and under) Couples who have been trying to get pregnant for 6 months or more and are age 35 and older Women... Read Article »
What is a stillbirth? Unlike a miscarriage, a stillbirth is the loss of a pregnancy by natural causes occurring after the 20th week of pregnancy. Stillbirth can happen before or during delivery. Statistically, one in every 200 pregnancies end with a... Read Article »
What is a Miscarriage? Miscarriage is a loss of a pregnancy from natural causes before the 20th week of pregnancy. Often, a miscarriage can happen before a woman even knows she is pregnant. An estimated 15 percent of the women who realize they are pregnant... Read Article »
Knowing when to call your baby’s doctor can be worrisome. More likely than not, whatever you observe happening with your baby is normal, but what happens if it isn’t? There is no need to agonize over the decision to call the doctor. If you are worried... Read Article »
So you are at a point in your life when you are ready to become a parent. Most women simply put aside the birth control and go for it. But for many couples nature just doesn’t function like it should. The medical world has come a long way and many... Read Article »
