An in depth look at prenatal screening tests

          Deciding  what tests you want to have while you’re pregnant can be mind boggling. You can choose no testing at all with the thought that you wouldn’t terminate the pregnancy anyway. Or you can choose blood tests only because they are less invasive. You can also choose to have all …

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Ways to keep your pregnancy healthy and green.

      From the moment you find out that you are pregnant, your mind is going in 1000 different directions.  First and foremost, usually, is how to have a healthy pregnancy, labor and delivery. There are a few things you can do immediately which add to yours as well as your baby’s health.First, drink …

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Pregnancy dreams and what they mean….

        Remember those vivid dreams of forgetting the baby somewhere? Or that he looks like a furry animal? Dreams are usually a manifestation of lack of sleep and/or stressful situations.  During your pregnancy, you may experience some of these unusual dreams.  Not to worry, though, according to this article  nearly three quarters of all …

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Sex after childbirth: tips from the experts

Thanks to our guest contributor, Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus, clinical director of the Medical Center for Female Sexuality.  She sees many women in her practice who are wrestling with regaining their pre-baby sex life. With parenthood,  ideal of spontaneous and urgent sexual desire may give way to the reality that parents  have to create sexual …

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