Firstly, celebrate, this is a wonderful and very exciting time in you and your partners life. Ensure you have started taking pregnancy folate tablets, these can be purchased from a chemist and will start to build your reserves for the growth needs of your baby.
You may have heard of a caesarean section (or c-section) before. Your mother may have had one, or maybe you or your partner expect to have one. But there is a lot that most people don’t know about this surgery, and a lot that might
Making the decision to have a family is an exciting time. Choosing an obstetrician that you can trust to guide and care for you throughout the pregnancy, and one that can assist you in the delivery of your baby, is key to ensuring a safe
I see in my practice much anxiety and depression in both pre and post birth. Mental health issues are often unfortunately put in the closet. This may be because of outward fear or rejection of having issues, shame and fear of change in relationships or
Our consulting suites are located on level 1 at St Vincent’s Private Hospital, overlooking the city. Our easy access to public transport and proximity to the city is one of the many benefits for our patients. In addition, there are many lesser known but more
What You Need to Know About Pre-Eclampsia What is pre-eclampsia? Pre-eclampsia is a serious complication in pregnancy that rarely occurs before 20 weeks gestation, and more commonly occurs late in pregnancy. It represents a severe reaction between the placenta and the mother, resulting in
CMV (Cytomegalovirus) and pregnancy By Dr Guy SKinner CMV is the most common damaging infection in pregnancy. Many people are fearful of the risk of Listeria from contaminated food during their pregnancy, but this is actually a rare problem in pregnancy. CMV however, is
Having worked as a midwife for more than 25 years in labour and postnatal wards, special care nursery and now private practice means my experience and knowledge about what to expect from the birthing process through to the first 6 weeks post-delivery is very detailed.
Whilst the media and marketing machines of large companies have an obsession with trying to get pregnant women to consume their vitamin products, it is the poorer cousins, the minerals, that often get forgotten. We regularly see iron and calcium deficiency through the course of
