During Your Pregnancy, Expecting, Flu, Obstetrics, Planning Your Pregnancy

Not enough Black and Hispanic women get flu and whooping cough vaccines while pregnant

During pregnancy, there are two vaccines that women should get to help protect them and their unborn children. Unfortunately, many women in the United States are not getting vaccinated, especially…

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COVID19, During Your Pregnancy, Flu, Obstetrics, Planning Your Pregnancy

Flu shots for pregnant women especially important this year

Seasonal flu is especially dangerous for pregnant women and their babies in normal times. With COVID-19 spreading at the same time, it’s especially important to get vaccinated this year. “If…

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During Your Pregnancy, Expecting, Obstetrics, Planning Your Pregnancy

PCOS and pregnancy: What to know

Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is a common condition caused by an imbalance of hormones that results in small cysts growing on the ovaries. PCOS mostly affects women in their…

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Breastfeeding, Expecting, New Parent, Obstetrics

Baby Bistro & Boutique celebrates milestone in offering breastfeeding supplies and help

Just in time for National Breastfeeding Month, Baby Bistro & Boutique is marking its fifth anniversary of providing advice, supplies and support to breastfeeding moms. Moms and their families can…

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Gynecology, Norton Community Medical Associates, Norton Now, Planning Your Pregnancy, Urogynecology, Womens Health

Home remedies, mood swings and more: 3 things you didn’t know about UTIs

A urinary tract infection (UTI) can cause mood swings like irritability in young children. In older adults a UTI can bring on restlessness and other mood changes. And why are…

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New Parent, Obstetrics, Postpartum Care

Soothing postpartum vaginal soreness

After any vaginal delivery, you may have swelling and discomfort. If you had a vaginal tear or episiotomy with delivery, you may have stitches in the area as well as…

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New Parent, Obstetrics, Postpartum Care

How long after giving birth can you have sex?

Many factors can go into how long after giving birth you can have sex. Whether you delivered vaginally or via cesarean section, your body needs time to heal. Waiting at…

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Behavioral Health, Expecting, Labor and Delivery, New Parent, Obstetrics, Postpartum Care, Womens Health

Postpartum anxiety is different from depression: Watch for symptoms

Postpartum anxiety symptoms are different from those of postpartum depression, and new moms can have one condition and not the other. They also can have both at the same time….

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Expecting, Labor and Delivery, Obstetrics, Planning Your Pregnancy

Water labor helps first-time mom have natural birth experience she wanted

Vanessa Aho’s grandmother gave birth at home in a small town in Portugal. Her mother also had experienced a natural birth. When Vanessa became pregnant with her first child, she…

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Heart, Heart Failure, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Women’s Heart Program, Womens Health

High blood pressure during pregnancy can put you at risk for heart disease

Hypertension during pregnancy and preeclampsia can indicate heart disease or other cardiovascular conditions later in a woman’s life. High blood pressure during pregnancy, also known as gestational hypertension, can be…

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Labor and Delivery, Norton Hospital, Norton Womens & Childrens Hospital, Obstetrics

New Year’s babies at Norton Hospital and Norton Women’s & Children’s

A boy and a girl were the first babies of 2020 at Norton Hospital and Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital. Mathias Isaiah was born Jan. 1 at 1:35 a.m. at…

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Gynecology, Planning Your Pregnancy, Womens Health

Important doctor appointments for women to schedule

Finding time for regular checkups can be difficult, but it’s important to catch issues before they get worse. Visiting providers who focus on particular aspects of a person’s health gives…

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