childbirth Articles
Does an Aspirin a Day Keep a Miscarriage Away?
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 by Linda Burke-Galloway
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The answer is yes, according to a recent medical study. The EAGeR Trial The Effects of Aspirin in Gestation and Reproduction, studied the effects of low-dose aspirin 81mg tablet in women who had experienced 2 or more pregnancy losses with no previous history of infertility and th... Read more
Can a Woman With Five Transplanted Organs Have a Baby?
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 by Linda Burke-Galloway
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The answer is a resounding yes. For those who doubt the existence of miracles, please read the story about 26 year- old Fatema Al Ansari who enters the annals ofmedical history as the first five-organ-transplant recipient to have a successful pregnancy and delivery. At age 19, An... Read more
In Tears for Cynthia, Who Leaped Out the Window with Her Baby Strapped to Her Chest
Friday, March 15th, 2013 by Linda Burke-Galloway
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After I read about the suicide of Cynthia Wachenheim, I was and still am an emotional wreck. I didnt know her personally, but the circumstances were all too familiar. Wachenhiem was the quintessential overachiever. A valedictorian in high school; graduate of Columbia law school; ... Read more
Pregnant Moms: Check Out this Great Smartphone App
Thursday, March 14th, 2013 by Linda Burke-Galloway
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Its amazing how much things have changed since the days of my residency training of over two decades ago. The grainy black and white ultrasound pictures from back-in-the-day have been replaced with 3 and 4-D videos and savvy pregnancy computer applications aka Apps. As most of yo... Read more
Pregnant Moms: Please, “Escape Fire”
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 by Linda Burke-Galloway
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Every so often, a film comes along that makes us sit up and take notice. Escape Fire is one of those films. Executive producers Donna Karan fashion designer and Scott Douglass along with directors Matthew Heineman and Susan Froemke produced this magnificent film that premiered at... Read more
What Happens When a Surrogate Mom is Pregnant with an Abnormal Baby?
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 by Linda Burke-Galloway
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After I read CNNs story about Crystal Kelly, I developed a splitting headache. As an ob-gyn physician, a former infertility patient and an adoptive mother, I have walked down that bumpy road towards parenthood. However, Kellys story illustrates how complex things can become when ... Read more
Death Enroute to the Hospital to Have a Baby
Monday, March 4th, 2013 by Linda Burke-Galloway
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Nachman and Raizy Glauber had everything to live for. They had married a year ago and was expected their first child. They were young both 21 years old, excited about becoming parents and had family members who lived close by in their close-knit Orthodox Jewish community called W... Read more
Pregnant Moms: Think Before You Take That Pill During the First Trimester
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 by Linda Burke-Galloway
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Timing is everything, especially when it involves a pregnant woman taking medication. The article in the New York Times by Jane Brody reminded me of the countless discussions Ive had with pregnant women about the need for exercising precaution when taking medicine in the first tr... Read more
What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know About Prenatal Testing
Monday, February 25th, 2013 by Linda Burke-Galloway
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Fetal diagnostic testing can sometimes be a point of anxiety and concern for pregnant women who want to make certain their baby is okay, meaning they dont have any genetic problems. In the past 10 years, the field of genetics has unraveled human mysteries because we can now map a... Read more
A Life Well Lived: The Legacy of Nurse Midwife Maude E. Callen
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 by Linda Burke-Galloway
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It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words and it was the photographic genius of the late W. Eugene Smiths photo essay, Nurse Midwife published in a 1951 edition of Life Magazine that grasped my attention and introduced me to the late, great Maude E. Callen, a nurse midw... Read more
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