“Birth where you’re comfortable” is a great notion, but how much have we really allowed women to explore that idea when the overarching theme of birth in today’s society is that it’s horrible, something to fear, and likely to kill you without the assistance of modern medicine? Going in with that conception of birth, […]
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We’ve all seen the pregnancy announcements with the grainy black-and-white first “picture” of baby held by excited parents-to-be. Most women are offered at minimum an ultrasound at 7 or 8 weeks pregnant for dating purposes, the 20-week anatomy scan, and a late pregnancy ultrasound to make sure “everything is going ok.” When I told my
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Last week, we talked about the Cascade of Interventions during labor. This week starts a series about interventions during pregnancy that I believe could easily be seen as part of the dominoes set up before labor that can assist or at least pave the way to the cascade in labor. Among the tests offered in
Pap Smears in Pregnancy: necessary or not? Read More »