Expert:Sarah Little, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital A pregnancy is considered a high-risk pregnancy if the mother or baby has a higher risk of complications. This can happen due to a variety of factors: Maternal age Pre-existing conditions Conditions occuring during pregnancy Multiple births –...
What can you expect during an IVF pregnancy, and how is it different than an unassisted pregnancy? Expert:Daniela Anne Carusi, MD, MSc, Director of General Gynecology and Surgical Obstetrics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Is IVF pregnancy different? Women who get pregnant through in vitro fertilization will be closely monitored...
Keep these tips in mind and keep yourself safe and healthy while enjoying the benefits of yoga By Isa Herrera, MSPT, CSCS, founder of www.PelvicPainRelief.com~~~ Prenatal yoga is excellent medicine for pregnant women and fantastic for improving flexibility, strength, stamina and helps pregnant to relax and stay grounded. However not...
Expert:Barbara Cockrill Gootkind, MD, Pulmonologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Asthma is one of the most common medical conditions experienced by pregnant women. Most women with asthma during pregnancy will have perfectly healthy pregnancies and newborns. However, asthma is associated with an increased risk of certain complications during pregnancy. Remember...
What kinds of short- and long-term health issues do premature babies face? How can they be treated? Expert:Carmina Erdei, MD, Neonatologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital To understand the health issues for premature babies, we must first understand how doctors identify a premature baby. Babies born before 37 weeks are...
Let’s dispell some myths that keep women from healing their pelvic floors By Isa Herrera, MSPT, CSCS, founder of www.PelvicPainRelief.com ~~~ Pelvic floor dysfunction is not something most pregnant women or even new moms commonly talk about. Heck, even your doctor left this part out. As a matter of fact,...
By Isa Herrera, MSPT, CSCS, founder of www.PelvicPainRelief.com ~~~ Let’s face it. How many times has your doctor, fitness trainer or yoga instructor told you “do your Kegels” and “you’ll be fine.” A Kegel is a strengthening exercise for the pelvic floor-vaginal muscles that improves continence, sexual function and organ...
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It is estimated that about 10 percent of women (6.1 million) in the United States between the ages 15-44 have difficulty getting pregnant or staying pregnant, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And while there are often bigger, more complex issues at play a good diet...
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New research out of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center suggests that fetal sex may impact how women feel during pregnancy. Published recently in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, this study followed 80 moms-to-be throughout each stage of their pregnancies, exposing their immune cells to bacteria and noting the...
Times and guidelines are changing Once upon a time expecting mothers were advised to not eat allergenic foods like peanuts during pregnancy in hopes that it would prevent a peanut allergy for baby. In addition, once baby was beginning solid foods, the recommendation to avoid peanuts continued until three years...
What foods can help (or hurt) you with your morning sickness? We’re chatting live Wendy Jo Peterson, Dietitian and Author of the Born To Eat Book! Download our FREE morning sickness shopping guide! And be sure to check out these other great resources about morning sickness… Coping with Morning Sickness,...
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