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Breastfeeding Technology: What You Need To Know!
Last week my son turned 11 and as most moms do, I started looking through his baby pictures and found one of me breastfeeding. The act of breastfeeding then and now, probably hasn’t changed much...
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Screening For Birth Defects: What You Need To Know
Everyday I talk to pregnant about screening exam performed during pregnancy. Should they have those tests and what do positive screening tests mean? Conversations about screening test in pregnancy can...
View ArticleFinding Your Voice
It’s not easy finding your voice, even for someone like myself who is trained to speak and speak up. I can talk to my patients all day, but when it comes to finding my voice and sharing my principles...
View ArticleMost Common Breastfeeding Myths: Telling It Like it Is!
I don’t think I ever thought about breastfeeding until the day my husband asked, actually told me, I was going to breastfeed our first child. Yes, as an Ob/Gyn I talked to my patients about it, and...
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Pregnant During Flu Season: What You Need To Know!
Fever, body hurting, headache, feeling kinda yuck like you want to throw up, having a hard time getting out of bed, sore throat, if any of these sounds familiar, that’s because all of these symptoms...
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Breast Health For Every Season
October is breast cancer awareness month and we want to do things differently by focusing on breast health at different times in your life with...
View ArticleBreast of the Union Address
Yesterday marked the last day Black Breastfeeding Week 2016 and National Breastfeeding Month. Breastfeeding advocates everywhere used this month as an opportunity to highlight the work being done in...
View ArticleProtecting Yourself & your loved ones from Zika
In our discussions about Zika, we’ve addressed how it’s acquired and how it can affect newborns who are exposed to the Zika virus through their mothers. We’ve also learned that the Zika virus can be...
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Zika and pregnancy
In our second installment on the Zika virus we will focus on its effect on pregnant women and what this means for all women. The Zika virus first gained notoriety when healthcare...
View ArticleWhat is Zika?
Last week 14 cases of Zika disease were identified in Miami, prompting the CDC, Center for Disease Control, to issue a travel advisory warning pregnant women or women intent on conceiving in the near...
View ArticleTreading Water…
Treading water….For the past year, I have been treading water, trying hard to keep my head above water, to keep my eyes on the light at the end of the tunnel, or any other cliche you can think of: I am...
View ArticleWorld Aids Day 2015
Nearly 30 years into the AIDS pandemic, we are still struggling to contain and turn the tide of this infection, but we are finally within sight of an AIDS-free generation. About 36.9 million people are...
View ArticleFinding Your Voice
It’s not easy finding your voice, even for someone like myself who is trained to speak and speak up. I can talk to my patients all day, but when it comes to finding my voice and sharing my principles...
View ArticleIt’s Health Insurance Open Enrollment Season: 6 Things You Should Know!
The open enrollment season for health insurance coverage for 2016 started on November 1st and amidst all the political hoopla and all the other things that distract us, this may have gone under your...
View ArticleBreastfeeding 101: Side Lying Position
Today’s video gives us some tips on comfortably breastfeeding your baby in a side lying position. If you are struggling with finding a good position to breastfeed, talk to your lactation consultant....
View ArticleOlive Oil & Garlic Zoodles
I bet you’re wondering “What are Zoodles?” Well, zoodles are zucchini noodles! Yep you heard it, zucchini noodles and there are delicious.
View ArticleBreastfeeding 101: Breastfeeding while Babywearing, Ring Sling Carriers
This is the last one in our breastfeeding while baby wearing video series. This video focuses on the ring sling carriers. I loved mine and carried my son everywhere in it. My daughter however hated...
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What My Mother’s Cancer Taught Me About Faith, Love & Hope
This month I have been slow to discuss topics that are near and dear to my heart, as I have seen first hand their devastating effects on the women in my life both professionally and personally. October...
View ArticleBreastfeeding 101: Breastfeeding while Babywearing : Soft Structured Carriers
Continuing the baby wearing breastfeeding series, today’s video gives you tips on breastfeeding while carrying baby in a soft structured baby carrier. Courtesy of our friends at...
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