A Pregnant Firefighter Saves Her Baby And Others
Pregnant Firefighter Megan Warfield was nine months pregnant when she was involved in a multi-car accident in Maryland. As a firefighter, she was accustomed to helping others first. So
Category: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Mental Health Services for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
The Maternal Outpatient Mental health Services (MOMS) Clinic, which launched shortly after the implementation of California’s Maternal Mental Health Screening Law in 2019, is helping to connect preg
Treatment Of Uterine Fibroids
Uterine fibroids are growths in the uterus. They are non-cancerous and affect a good portion of women. They usually don’t cause symptoms or other health problems. Usually, they don’t require
The Risk Of Trauma During Pregnancy
According to the Mayo Clinic, trauma is the leading cause of non-obstetric death in expectant mothers. Usually, trauma occurs in the third trimester. Major trauma has been associated with 7 percent of
Is Women’s Reproductive Life Span Increasing?
The Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) published an article on April 6, 2021, about trends in the reproductive life span of women and the age at menopause. The permanent cessation of menst
Is that my baby? How fertility doctors mix up babies
There have been numerous cases of transferring the wrong embryo into a woman’s uterus and numerous lawsuits and devastation. Many clinics seem very competent at first and compassionate.
Are baby girls born by cesarean at greater risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes?
Harvard scientists have published a study in the JAMA Network Open and it finds that baby girls who are born by cesarean could be at higher risk of obesity and developing type 2 diabetes.
Different types of surgery for a hysterectomy
Hysterectomies can be done with different types of surgical incisions. Previously most hysterectomies were abdominal hysterectomies, in which the uterus is removed through a horizontal or vertical inc
The origin of fetal surgery
Dr. Michael R. Harrison performed the first open fetal surgery in the world at UCSF in 1981. Operating on a fetus was an amazing accomplishment at that time and it was done to correct a dangerously
Tragic Infection after Hysterectomy
A woman who entered a Torrance hospital for a routine surgical operation witnessed one of a patient’s worst nightmares: a procedure gone horribly wrong and massively injuries as a result.
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