Pregnancy

Slack and Loose Most women are dismayed at the appearance of their stomachs after the baby is born. A post pregnant belly is slack and loose and may still be large enough to elicit questions about your...

Frederick R. Jelovsek MD Preterm births (less than 37 weeks gestation) occur in 11% of all pregnancies. Births before 32 weeks gestation, however, account for most of the newborn deaths and these occur in about...

The further on you go into your pregnancy, the weirder things gets. Morning sickness you expected, but itchy palms, restless leg syndrome, and drooling were not what you expected. Now here's one more: a heightened...

Every woman wants to have a safe and healthy pregnancy. In fact, many women go to great lengths to ensure their baby's well being by tailoring their stress levels, sleeping patterns, diets and even...

Use this calculator to determine your due date Please enter the first day of your last menstrual period and click "calculate" Month: January February March April May June July August September October November December Day: Year: Conception Date: (Approximately two weeks after your last menstrual period) You are in your First Trimester (wks. 1-12) Maternity Health Period of greatest risk for birth...

Frederick R. Jelovsek, MD Fifth disease, erythema infectiosum or slapped child disease, is a not infrequent childhood infectious disease in which children have fevers, tiredness and extensive red rashes of the cheeks and face. It...

Frederick R. Jelovsek, MD One of the risks the older mother has is the increased chance of having a baby with a chromosomal defect. The most common of these anomalies is the baby with Down...

Frederick R. Jelovsek MD If a woman gets infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and becomes pregnant, then the primary medical goal is to prevent the baby from becoming infected. Recent studies have helped...