Preconception

Thinking About Pregnancy - Some birth defects or conditions can be inherited and may potentially increase the risk to one's own offspring.  Learn about ways to reduce your risks of potential birth defects prior to conceiving. 

"The Use of Ovulation Kits" - Jane Frederick, MD

Folic Acid and Birth Defect Prevention - Find answers to frequently asked questions about this amazing B vitamin proven to be instrumental during the preconception and early pregnancy periods against the prevention of birth defects.

Fertility Medications - concise information about Clomiphene Citrate ("Clomid") and other commonly prescribed fertility drugs. 

Issues and Procedures in Women's Health:  Are You Planning to Start a Family? by D. Ashley Hill, MD,  - learn about ways to increase your chances of a healthy mother and baby before conception.

Pregnancy

Pregnancy Loss: Approaches To Evaluation And Treatment - Ronald F. Feinberg MD, PhD - An overview of miscarriage, possible causes, and treatment alternatives that may offer hope for a future healthy pregnancy.

An Educational Short Story: Menstrual Cycles, Pregnancy, and Confusion by Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS  - A thoughtful scenario designed to make understanding the dates of menstrual cycles and pregnancies easier to follow, particularly in terms of pregnancy dating by method of last menstrual cycle (LMP).  

Immunization in Pregnancy - Susan H. Johnson, M.D. - Learn about the risks of measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, diphtheria, and poliomyelitis for women of childbearing age, the dangers of lack of immunity to them and, if needed, how your obstetrician can help determine which vaccines are necessary and whether you should get them before or after delivery.

Gestational Hypertension: Implications for Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia - Baha M. Sibai, MD, Moderator; John T. Repke, MD; William F. Rayburn, MD; Claudia Reid Ravin, MSN, CNM  

PowerPoint Presentations

Diabetes and Pregnancy: A 13-Year Study - Jessica Bardales Mitac, MD and John Essien, MD

Cervical and Vaginal Pathogens and Preterm Labor; A Cuban Experience - Jessica Bardales Mitac, MD, John Essien, MD and Professor J. M. Rodríguez Fernández

Scleroderma & Pregnancy - Asim Iqbal, MD

Doppler of the Uterine and Umbilical Arteries: Clinical Significance - Greggory R. DeVore, MD

Folate: For a Healthy You, For a Healthy Baby - Find out about the importance of this B vitamin and which foods are rich in it.  

"Multiple Child Birth: Developmental Dilemmas" - Elizabeth Bryan, MD, President of the International Society for Twin Studies.

Genetic Counseling & Prenatal Diagnosis - A fact sheet providing valuable information for couples at risk for having a child with a genetic birth defect or disorder.  Includes advice on preparation, explanations of diagnostic procedures and more. 

Pregnancy, Childbirth & Bladder Control - From the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, information on how pregnancy and childbirth can affect bladder control, as well as sound advice on when and how to seek treatment.

Kegel Exercises - J. Glenn Bradley, M.D.,  

Some Thoughts on.....Folic Acid Supplementation - Don Shuwarger, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., 

Exercise in Pregnancy - Bradley G. Goldberg, M.D.

Twins - Bradley G. Goldberg, M.D.