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Category Archives: Obstetrics
We Recommend You get Vaccinated!
We recently have received communications from the Maryland Department of Health and from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists regarding whether pregnant women should become vaccinated: ACOG stated that “pregnant patients with COVID-19 are at increased risk of more … Continue reading
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Covid-19 OBGYN Update
In Montgomery County, Maryland we are heading into an expected surge in infections with the Covid-19 virus. We are trying to make everyone safer by following these precautions: If you are having symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of … Continue reading
COVID-19, an OBGYN Perspective
COVID-19 was first recognized in Wuhan China. It started in December 2019 with one case and by the end of two months it had grown to over 70,000 cases. As of early March it has been diagnosed in over 100,000 … Continue reading
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Should I have a birth plan?
by Bailey K. Cannon, MD We get this question a lot. You may have heard about birth plans from your friends, the internet, or even the hospital. What is a birth plan? It is a document that states your … Continue reading
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Getting Pregnant!
Becoming pregnant can be fun, happy, exciting, or sometimes unplanned. Knowing how it happens is very useful information to make it easier to achieve when desired, and to be avoided if that is the goal. The average menstrual cycle … Continue reading
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Tagged Evaluation of Early Pregnancy, Menstrual cycle, Pregnancy
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Hypertension in Pregnancy
One of the most significant developments in Obstetrics for 2013 was the publication of a 99-page report by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Hypertension in Pregnancy. Hypertension (elevated blood pressure) affects over 10% of all pregnancies and there … Continue reading
Cell free DNA for Prenatal Genetic Testing
Prenatal detection of chromosome abnormalities has been available for over 40 years. Amniocentesis started in the early 1970s and then chorionic villus sampling (CVS) in the 1980s. Given that increasing maternal age is associated with a higher risk of genetic … Continue reading
Morning Sickness of Pregnancy
Some of my patients have nausea and vomiting of pregnancy to such an extent that they have the severe symptoms of persistent vomiting, acute starvation (with ketones in the urine) and weight loss more than 5 per cent of their … Continue reading
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Tagged Morning sickness, Nausea, Ondansetron, Pregnancy, Pregnancy and Birth, Vitamin B6
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Vaccinations for Pregnant Women
Many people don’t understand the need for immunization because they have not personally been exposed to the devastating effects of infection or disease. But the danger is there: according to a report from Trust for America’s Health, approximately 50,000 Americans … Continue reading
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Gestational Diabetes now has a new test.
Gestational Diabetes mellitus (GDM) is carbohydrate intolerance that begins or is first recognized during pregnancy. It is associated with increased maternal, fetal and neonatal risks. The prevalence of it is increasing in the U.S. probably due to the increasing rates … Continue reading
Mark Seigel, MD, FACOG 