Category Archives: Pregnancy Care

Health care practices today are increasingly following the team model. An obstetrician will often work, for example, with a midwife, a physician assistant, and a nurse practitioner. A physician assistant (PA) is specially trained to provide some components of medical … Continue reading →

A pregnant woman is a ready target for a wide range of well-meant but unasked-for instruction. Even in today’s very medically oriented society, superstitions about pregnancy abound. Few pregnant women have escaped the warnings of well-wishers who caution them against … Continue reading →

Not all pregnancies can be planned. Both human and technological errors occur with all methods of family planning. Planning, however, has definite benefits, healthy pregnancies are most likely to occur in healthy women. Effective methods of contraception should be used … Continue reading →