Prenatal Checkups Articles
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
Did you know that nearly seven babies will die before their first birthday for every thousand who are born in the U.S.? In recognition of September as the National Infant Mortality Awareness Month, I'd like to share some SMART tips to pregnant women:
Prenatal Vitamins
Prenatal supplements consist of a variety of vitamins and minerals. During pregnancy, a woman's daily intake requirements for certain nutrients, such as folic acid (folate), calcium, and iron will increase. Vitamins and minerals such as iron, calcium, and folic acid are vital for proper fetal growth, development, and healthy adult living.
Why Natural Yeast Infection Remedies Could Be the Solution to Your Yeast Infection
Natural yeast infection remedies are on the increase as women, especially, turn away from their mainstream treatments, and turn instead to natural treatments for their yeast infections. Here, you'll learn why this is happening, and, why this could be the natural solution you've been searching for.
The 3D/4D Ultrasound Experience
"Incredible," "awesome," "truly indescribable," are just some of the descriptions parents have used after seeing their babies for the first time in an ultrasound.
H1N1 Virus and Vaccine: Four Perspectives
While we don't have a recommendation for whether you should vaccinate or not, but we do believe you should have easy access to expert insights that can help you make an informed decision. Here are four perspectives you should take into consideration.
Preserve the Freedom to Make Birthing Choices
If you are a well and healthy childbearing woman, you can consider giving birth in a hospital, an out-of-hospital birth center, or in your home. Or can you? We are asking you to support a new law to ensure that Medicaid programs reimburse birth centers for care of pregnant women with Medicaid coverage, preserving access to high quality, high value maternity care provided in out-of-hospital birth centers!
Pregnancy and Contact Lenses
Having problems with your contact lenses during pregnancy? Experiencing a change in your vision and eyes? Don't worry. This happens to almost all pregnant women. Just as your feet may swell and your hormone levels could spike, your eyes might change shape, too.
It's Your Birthright! Understanding Your Rights During Labor and Delivery
An expectant mother can feel like a specimen and not like a person with legal rights and individual preferences. Expectant mothers do have the right to control their medical care, to make choices based on information and to refuse care. Learning what your legal rights are will help you feel more in charge.
Printable Personal Prenatal Record
Looking for our prenatal record keeper? We've created a printer friendly version for you to use! Please click here to be redirected!
Calculating Your Due Date
Since the "clock" started on day 1 of a woman's menstrual cycle, on day 14 she is technically considered 2 weeks pregnant! This is the most important piece of the dating puzzle when it comes to figuring out a conception date.
All Pregnancies Should be Screened for Down Syndrome
by Karen Barrow
All pregnant women should be screened for Down syndrome, regardless of age, according to new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Previously, only women over the age of 35 and those at particularly high risk were advised to undergo testing for the chromosomal abnormalities that cause birth defects such as Down syndrome in a fetus. But these new guidelines cite improved, less invasive screening methods as a rationale behind testing all pregnant women for these potential problems.
Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy: Safe, Gentle, and Effective
In addition to providing pain relief, chiropractic care may also help control morning sickness, help reduce the time and difficulty of labor and delivery, and, prevent the mother from having to experience a caesarean birth or breech delivery.
The 3D/4D Ultrasound Experience
"Incredible," "awesome," "truly indescribable," are just some of the descriptions parents have used after seeing their babies for the first time in an ultrasound.
What to Expect at Your Prenatal Visits, 33 - 36 weeks
If your pregnancy is progressing normally, you probably will be visiting our doctors and nurses every other week during this time period. At 36 weeks gestation, your provider may schedule weekly visits until your baby arrives. At each visit you can expect the routine:
- Your weight measured
- Your blood pressure taken
- Your urine analyzed
- Your abdomen measured to check you baby's growth (fundal height)
- Your baby's heartbeat listened to
- A vaginal exam may be done at each visit to:
Prenatal Visit: 21 - 24 Weeks
In addition to the tests and measurements you've come to anticipate at your regular prenatal visits, at 21 - 24 weeks you may well have some additional tests. Read more!
Amniocentesis FAQ's
When a couple finds out that they're going to have a baby, it's a cause for celebration. But for some couples, there are questions about the health of their newborn. With all the advances in medicine, doctors and their patients can learn a lot about the development of a fetus
Blood Typing Facts and Statistics
Blood type is determined by the "alleles" that are inherited from the parents. Alleles are possible types of a particular gene, in this case the blood type gene. There are three basic blood type alleles: A, B, and O. Children have two alleles, one inherited from each parent.
Why Natural Yeast Infection Remedies Could Be the Solution to Your Yeast Infection
Natural yeast infection remedies are on the increase as women, especially, turn away from their mainstream treatments, and turn instead to natural treatments for their yeast infections. Here, you'll learn why this is happening, and, why this could be the natural solution you've been searching for.
Printable Personal Prenatal Record
Looking for our prenatal record keeper? We've created a printer friendly version for you to use! Please click here to be redirected!
Choosing a Hospital and Doctor
There are major differences in the way doctors and hospitals approach pregnancy and delivery. I'd like to spend the next few minutes making you a savvy consumer. The hospital is the most important choice you will make with regards your pregnancy. Is it baby friendly? Can it care for preterm babies? Take these and more into consideration when making your decision.
- 10 Tips for Avoiding Excess Pregnancy Weight Gain
- About Pregnancy Weight Gain
- All Pregnancies Should be Screened for Down Syndrome
- Alpha-Fetoprotein Test
- Altered Taste During Pregnancy
- Amniocentesis
- Amniocentesis FAQ's
- Are Vaginal Exams in Pregnancy Necessary?
- Birthing Choices: Care Providers & Labor Locations
- Blood Typing Facts and Statistics
- Calculating Your Due Date
- CAT Scans
- Chiropractic Care
- Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy: Safe, Gentle, and Effective
- Choosing a Hospital and Doctor
- Close Together Pregnancies
- Cordocentesis: Fetal Blood Sampling
- CVS: Chorionic Villus Sampling
- Demystifying Drug Categories for Pregnant Women
- Dental Work
