by Kate Jones | Oct 13, 2015 | Weight Gain/Loss
Bariatric surgery changes the body in many ways in addition to weight loss. Those who are obese will lose significant amounts of weight, post-op, and thus improve their health and well-being. However, studies show that weight loss surgery, particularly Roux-en-Y...
by Kathryn Rally | Mar 29, 2014 | Health/Safety, Tests
During your pregnancy you’re bound to learn an entirely new vocabulary. One word your doctor is sure to use is amniocentesis. Amniocentesis test in pregnancy is important for your pregnancy health. Find out more through reading this blog. This word refers to a...
by Kathryn Rally | Mar 23, 2014 | Labor and Delivery, Preparing for Childbirth
Well, first, let’s hope you make it to the hospital rather than onto the 6 o’clock news as a new mama who delivered her baby with the heroic help of her birth partner in the back of the car! While some labors are extremely quick when pregnant, pregnancy delivery...
by Kathryn Rally | Mar 17, 2014 | Early Symptoms, Stages
Before there were all kinds of ovulation tests, women relied on their bodies to alert them to the best times to conceive a baby. Such knowledge was passed from mother to daughter or midwife to hopeful client. Creamy cervical mucus is one of those natural...
by Kathryn Rally | Mar 15, 2014 | Delivery Options
According to a study published by the National Institutes of Health, about 5% of deliveries in the United States are operative vaginal deliveries. That means about 1 in 20 women need assistance with a vaginal birth. What’s an operative vaginal...