by Kelly Hill, MD | Feb 22, 2019 | Pregnancy, Uncategorized |
Welcoming a new baby is a joyous time for the entire family. The diapers are stacked, the nursery is decorated and new parents are as ready as they can be. The ride to the hospital is filled with adrenaline as mom anticipates holding the baby she has carried so...
by Christy Colgan | Feb 22, 2019 | Diabetes, Health & Wellness, Pregnancy |
When your doctor calls and leaves a message while you are pregnant you know something isn’t right. After completing my one-hour fasting glucose test (the diabetes test where you drink the sickeningly sweet drink and then get blood drawn an hour later) my doctor called...
by Kate Hobbs Knutson, MD, MPH | Feb 17, 2019 | Pregnancy, Uncategorized |
Feeling sad, overly anxious and restless are all symptoms of postpartum depression. Though this condition can only be diagnosed by a doctor, there are a few things to look for in mothers after giving birth. If you notice this behavior in yourself or in a loved one,...
by James LaCorte | Feb 17, 2019 | Pregnancy, Uncategorized |
The cost of having a baby can be over $20,000. To put it into perspective that’s about one year of tuition from a public university. While we recognize health insurance and medical care is expensive, not having insurance can be devastating. Health insurance...
by Michelle Rogers, CPT | Feb 14, 2019 | Health & Wellness |
Wearable fitness trackers are a huge fitness trend that keeps growing. Many of today’s models include heart rate tracking. Fitness watches like Fitbit and Apple Watch monitor your heart rate while exercising and at rest, in addition to calculating daily steps, mileage...
by Elizabeth Franklin | Jan 30, 2019 | Employees, Pregnancy |
Samantha Kelly was expecting a baby in August 2018. What she wasn’t expecting was for her husband to get a new job, her family to move to a new home in a different state, a diagnosis of postpartum preeclampsia, and for her community to be hit by two hurricanes all...
