Congress just returned to work after a seven-week break. Guess what they haven’t done anything about yet? They have done nothing to combat Zika. Over this summer, mosquitos started infecting people with Zika in parts of southern Florida. In Puerto Rico, thousands of cases of Zika have been diagnosed, including hundreds in pregnant women. And new reports […]
World Prematurity Awareness Day 2015
We talk about World Prematurity Awareness Day because prematurity can happen to any baby. All causes for preterm birth are not even known, but there are ways you can be prepared and reduce your risk of going into preterm labor. The idea of having micro preemie babies never even crossed my radar. In my situation, […]
Maternal health at #BlogHer15
I was thrilled to see that the topic of Maternal Health as a panel session. I wasn’t able to attend, but I want to share what was covered at Blogher15. Because it is such an amazingly important topic. Every mother deserves to have the moment I had with my daughter in the above picture. Yet, […]
Debunking Old Myths on Alcohol, Coffee and Hair Dye during Pregnancy or Just Making Dangerous Conclusions?
So I’ve been sitting on this one for a long time… Back in 2013 I heard an interview with Emily Oster, author and economist who was making waves in the traditional paradigms associated with taboos during pregnancy in her book Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong— and What You Really Need to […]
The Safe Delivery App – Maternal Health
Since losing my own baby, I have become acutely aware of maternal health and newborn health topics. One platform I have become increasingly passionate about is saving mothers and babies from dying from preventable causes during pregnancy and delivery. In our case, even the best medical facility, the best prenatal care, and access to the […]
