Linda Burke-Galloway

The United States has one of the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in the industrialized world where only 33 of pregnant teens graduate from high school, so what does the Emergency Manager of Detroit do He closes a school for pregnant young women that have a 90 graduation rate. The Catherine Fergus...
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One of the most dreaded complications in obstetrics is a stillbirth that is defined as the absence of life upon delivery of the baby. There are approximately 3million stillbirths that occur each year globally and one-half million in the U.S. In developing countries, the most common reasons of stillb...
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Some of the most endearing moments I have witnessed as an obstetrician involved observing men in the labor room. There was the hip Jewish dad from Brooklyn who brought his Anita Baker tape and played it while his wife was in labor. Because she was one of my favorite artists, I was constantly in thei...
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The answer is an astonishing, yes. The Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality AHRQ released a report on May 19, 2011 stating 9 out of 10 American pregnant women have complications while pregnant and during their delivery. Angela Burgin Logan was one of those women. She almost died because of pre...
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She was well past age 35 when she showed up in the emergency room inebriated, confused and complaining of a swollen stomach. One might ask shouldnt she be able to tell whether she was pregnant after giving birth to so many children Perhaps she was in denial because pregnancy had not served her well....
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