pregnancy

Gestational diabetes (GD) is the development of diabetes during pregnancy. For those afflicted, it is a significant problem for these women and the children they carry.

The so-called “fourth trimester” is a catchy name being used to focus on the first three months of a baby’s life after birth and mom’s postpartum period.

Ideology, not medical reality, and activism have infected much of modern parenting these days.

There seems to be a formula for selling books in the medical space which serves as a catalyst for media coverage, self-appointed expertise for speaking fees and ultimate product sales. In the pediatric realm, it is especially rampant.

There are a lot of public plays albeit via media outlets, advocacy groups or the like, positioning childbirth as a debate.

Parenting young children can take its toll. Frequent breaks or naps wherever you may land, for even the most “prepared” and dedicated, are often a lifeline - especially for those not used to doing a residency where lost sleep is a mainstay.

In their zest for trend-spotting, the Wall Street Journal just published a piece on exhausted new parents seeking out pricey

As a society, are we losing our grasp for the obvious and the most basic, fundamental understanding of how to nurture the next generation and each other?

I had the distinct pleasure of being a guest on CUNY-TV’s Smith Sabatino Show yesterday.

You, the one trying to get pregnant, put down the Big Mac and pick up fruit it could save you up to a month of effort – a least according to a study in Human Reproduction.