Pregnancy - Birth - Childcare

No one is born a great doctor or a great nurse. They have to attend school, study, and spend many, many hours learning practical knowledge through actual experience. We expect that they will make mistakes along the way. We also expect, however, that they will be carefully supervised and their work will […]

Medical malpractice covers not only mistakes made by doctors and nurses but also mistakes made by other types of health care providers who owe patients the duty to treat them according to the applicable standard of care. The failure to do so will make certain health care providers, such a paramedics and physician assistants, […]

There is now pretty much evidence of the health benefits of Omega 3 polyunsaturated fish oil. But what about when you’re pregnant. Should you take fish oil in pregnancy?
There are a number of questions in this. Firstly is it safe to take fish oil in pregnancy? Yes it is. There are no documented risks to […]

Pregnant women everywhere worry about what type of birth they will have when it is time to bring their baby into the world.
Birthing Options
Many options are available to those women who wish to bring a child into the world. Vaginal births are the top choice, with c-sections being second. Vaginal or natural births are the […]

Most women choose their obstetrician carefully. And then over the course of their pregnancy they come to develop a bond with their obstetrician and to trust him or her. They often believe their obstetrician, who has been following the pregnancy throughout, knows their situation better than any other doctor could.
Now imagine […]

Serious complications that endanger the health of an unborn baby can develop when a pregnant woman begins labor. When a woman is admitted at a hospital for labor and delivery the expectation is that her progress will be closely monitored, that the physicians and nurses involved in her care will be able to recognize […]

A dangerous diagnostic problem that arises with surprising frequency is the failure to properly diagnose non-obvious symptoms. This is an especially disturbing problem when it arises in the context of a pregnancy.
In particular, consider the complication known as a placental abruption. A placental abruption occurs when the placenta (which holds the […]

Many women annually give birth to babies while infected with the genital herpes virus. In fact, it is estimated that 25% of pregnant women have genital herpes. However, many women are unaware that they have genital herpes since it is possible to go a lifetime without an outbreak. Also, outbreaks can be minimal and […]

Every day pregnant women place themselves and their unborn baby in the care of a doctor who will see them through labor and delivery. It can often take quite a bit of time after the patient is admitted to the hospital before the baby is born. During much of this time physicians tend […]