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As obstetricians, we are faced with a difficult situation. Should a mentally competent patient have the right to choose, ethically, how they would like their baby delivered?

This article is not to frighten you away from having a cat or two, but nowhere is the expression, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” more applicable than when one discusses toxoplasmosis in pregnancy.

Today’s pregnancy health topic is a bit delicate, but we have never been shy about discussing important health issues for pregnant women and we won’t tip-toe around hemorrhoids either.

Preeclampsia and heart disease, a topic I’ve wanted to write about several times in the past, but never did. I honestly believed it would be too difficult to explain in terms understood by those without a technical or health related background.

It’s your prenatal check up day and everything is fine until the OBGYN’s assistant requests that you “jump” on the scale. You cover your eyes and try not to look at the numbers, but you know the lecture is coming. This is why.......

Clamping of the umbilical cord is a conversation all pre-parents should have with their OBGYN early on during pregnancy, because the outcomes of the timing are so important. Clamping not only has important implications for the newborn infant…

“Is there anything we can do when pregnant or breastfeeding to try and prevent allergies from occurring in our child? Why? Because Parents worldwide are noticing that the incidence of allergy, or atopy, in children is dramatically increasing.

My job as an OBGYN is to help make a woman’s pregnancy, and her baby’s birth, as smooth and wondrous as possible. This update may help you understand what to do about vaccinations during pregnancy.

Back in November of 2009, I wrote an article entitled Sudden Infant Death Syndrome;Vital Information Every New Parent Should Know. A flurry of leading breast feeding experts contacted me with new information which I would like to share.

In 1946 women were strongly advised that they should stop eating as soon as they felt contractions or thought that they were in labor. Recent studies have re-evaluated this position and questioned the evidence to support this practice.