Since we can’t measure breast milk intake the way we can formula, it is easy to be insecure about your milk supply.
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How has COVID impacted Pregnancy Rates?
Speculation has been as much a part of the COVID pandemic as isolation, tv show reunions, endless deliveries of Chipotle, eye glass fog and Zoom fatigue. Since most of us have never lived through anything like this, we naturally wonder about our futures. What will work environments look like, what kind of protections will be …
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Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping
Doctor appointments, Google searches, and a growing list of questions. Does this sound familiar? As time goes on, your little bun in the oven is getting closer and closer to their due date, and the more time that goes by, the longer your list gets. What delayed cord clamping? Why do it? And can I …
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5 Misconceptions about Cord Blood Banking
When it comes to life-saving medical decisions, most people want to hear just the facts. And it’s no different when it comes to cord blood banking. Unfortunately, when you do a simple Google search on cord blood banking, you get a lot of information that may or may not be factual about the process and …
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Hopeful Cord Blood Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. Our central nervous system is covered in myelin, a “fatty white substance” that surrounds and protects the nerve fibers that are responsible for transmitting information to the brain, …
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New Successful Treatment of Severe Aplastic Anemia with Cord Blood
Aplastic anemia, a rare form of anemia, comes from a loss of red blood cells in bone marrow. It stops production of blood cells and causes fatigue, and can lead to infections and excessive bleeding. This condition can happen at any age, and often occurs suddenly. Cord blood, which holds the most adaptable stem cells …
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New Findings on Delayed Cord Clamping
Delayed cord clamping refers to when the umbilical cord is not clamped or cut until after pulsations have ceased, or until after the placenta is delivered. Previously, doctors cut the umbilical cord and encouraged others to do so immediately after birth, thinking it reduced the risk of maternal hemorrhage. Just this week The American College …
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Stem Cells Show Potential to Cure Hereditary Deafness
Humans are born with about 11,000 hair cells in each ear that are vital to transmit sound. As time goes on and the body begins to age, people begin to experience the slow progression of hearing loss due to the death of these cells. Hereditary hearing loss is often caused by a genetic mutation in …
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Sex During Pregnancy? Here’s the Deal…
Yes, there will be changes in your sex life while you’re pregnant, but many women and men want to know if sex is safe during pregnancy. Communication is key between partners and doctors to ensure everything is fine and continued sex is safe. Intimacy should play a huge role during those 9 months, whether it’s …
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