Managing Breastfeeding When You’re Back at Work

Returning to work after maternity leave is a time of change and stress for any working mother, but maintaining a breastfeeding regimen adds extra challenges. Planning ahead, talking with other experienced... Read more...

Eating Ethnic When You’re Expecting

For busy expectant mothers who juggle family, school and work, healthy eating is a constant struggle. And, sometimes the healthy options seem dull. The challenge increases when your body starts craving... Read more...

Can A Doula Help You Through Your Pregnancy?

It’s 2 o’clock on a Friday morning and mom-to-be Kim Morris is in labor in her Menlo Park, California home.  As she leans on a kitchen counter for support, a calm woman in her mid-40s with straight... Read more...

Group B Streptococcus: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You… and Your Baby

Over 25 percent of pregnant, adult, and elderly women have a bacteria naturally growing in their bodies, a type of bacteria that is considered the leading cause of infection amongst newborns by the Center... Read more...

Can genetics counseling really offer answers?

The phone rang around seven o’clock on a Friday night; I thought it was one of our friends calling. The caller ID box said, “CARSON, MILINDA MD” and I knew something was wrong. Your obstetrician... Read more...

Eating Well When You’re Pregnant

During her pregnancy last year, Crystal Bueno, a Wall Street executive from Brooklyn, N.Y., would start her day by preparing a healthy breakfast and lunch to bring to work. She would kick off her workday... Read more...

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