For the sake of their future born’s safety, pregnant women try to give up on anything potentially harmful – cigarettes, alcohol, caffeine, fatty foods, too much sugar, the list goes on. To compensate for the lack of guilty pleasures, mothers-to-be usually turn to more acceptable options, one of the most popular these days being Matcha… Read More »
Dr. Lee S. Cohen, Director of the Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, recently shared his insights on mitigating psychiatric relapse during pregnancy amidst the COVID-19 pandemic with Ob.Gyn News on August 28th, 2020 In a previous column, I addressed some of the issues that quickly arose in the context of the… Read More »
Iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy: Prevention tips Kratom and pregnancy: Not a safe mix Leg cramps during pregnancy Marijuana during pregnancy: What’s the harm? Pregnancy Groups. Sonja Rasmussen discusses the risks associated with influenza for pregnant women and their babies, and why pregnant women should get vaccinated against influenza. The first and most important step… Read More »
Pregnancy and parenting. Everyone who cares for your baby should get a flu shot too, including other household members and relatives. Related Coverage. What’s this? The flu shot can’t give you the flu The mild symptoms that some people get after a flu shot are usually related to the vaccine generating an immune response. You… Read More »