Dr. Michael Petriella, Vice Chairman of the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hackensack University Medical Center, discusses the barrier methods of birth control.
Pregnancy & Baby
Night Lights Organization Helps Children Sleep
A New York area organization is dedicated to the mission of helping parents create ideal sleeping environments for their children recovering from hospital stays.
Can my child outgrow epilepsy? Dr. Arno Fried, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery and Director of the Pediatric Neuroscience Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center, discusses growing out of childhood epilepsy in the fifth of a video series on children’s neurological disorders.
What is epilepsy surgery? Dr. Arno Fried, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery and Director of the Pediatric Neuroscience Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center, explains how surgery is used to treat epilepsy in the fourth of a video series on children’s neurological disorders.
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 blond hair, stands by rubbing the sides of Morris’s belly and giving her words of encouragement. The woman helping Morris though her contractions is Perryn Rowland who Morris hired to help her through the delivery of her child. Rowland is a doula, a non-medical childbirth assistant. Unlike doctors, who often don’t arrive until the baby is about to be delivered, doulas stay with the mother during the entire labor.
How is epilepsy treated? Dr. Arno Fried, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery and Director of the Pediatric Neuroscience Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center, discusses epilepsy treatments in the third of a video series on children’s neurological disorders.
Few women in labor, awaiting the birth of a baby, spare a moment to think of their state legislature.
But they might be surprised to learn that, increasingly, state legislatures across the United States are thinking of them.
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.
What are the causes of epilepsy? Dr. Arno Fried, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery and Director of the Pediatric Neuroscience Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center, talks about causes of epilepsy in the first of new video series on children’s neurological disorders.
Everything in your body reaches for nurturing during pregnancy and using medicinal herbs carefully can keep you strong during your pregnancy.





