Following birth, nearly every mom longs to go home with their beautiful bundle of joy. Relieved, so many moms express, “I’m so glad to be out of the…
Gestational diabetes is a form of high blood sugar that develops in pregnancy, and it can cause serious problems that put you and your baby at risk including:…
The loss of a child at any point in time is devastating for all members of the family, but suffering a miscarriage early in pregnancy can bring a…
As a designated spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics and an infant and child health advocate, Dr. Alanna Levine is a working mom who understands parents need…
It’s hard enough to breathe at times during pregnancy, as your weight increases and your ever-expanding belly brings on shortness of breath. Add asthma into the picture and…
Many women “share” a pregnancy with a relative, close friend, or a community member in their neighborhood or church. Pregnancy buddies are due about the same time and…
STREP (GBS)? GBS is a common bacteria. In healthy people it generally doesn’t cause symptoms or illness. About 1 in 5 pregnant women have GBS in their intestine,…
One of the scariest things that can happen to you when you are pregnant is to notice some vaginal bleeding or “spotting.” Fortunately, not all bleeding and spotting…