Cesarean Recovery Resources
Resource page for Moms who have had or going to undergo a C-Section

Choosing a Doctor or Midwife
How to find the right doctor or midwife for you and your pregnancy. From high risk specialists to practitioners for normal pregnancy, learn to ask the questions that get you the answers that will help you pick the right practitioner.

Women's Health And Fertility

This center has helped hundreds of infertile couples achieve their dream of having a child. We believe that the patient comes first at our center. We specialize in treating some of the most difficult cases of infertility, including women who have failed multiple times to conceive, women who are of advanced reproductive age (typically over 40), and helping avlternative lifestyle couples. Since 1996, Dr. Ramirez has expertly cared for patients from across the country and across the globe. He is fluent in both Spanish and Japanese.

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Gestational Diabetes
Pregnant women who have never had diabetes before but who have high blood sugar (glucose) levels during pregnancy are said to have gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes affects about 4% of all pregnant women.

Healthy Eating Guide during Pregnancy
You don't have to give up all the foods you love when you're pregnant. You just need to eat smart and make sure that most of your choices are healthy ones. You only need 300 extra calories per day to support your baby's growth and development.

High Risk Pregnancy
A pregnancy is classified as "high-risk" when the mother or baby is in danger. For the baby, this means being born prematurely and all the problems and risks that being a preemie involves. For the mother, this means serious health issues that can threaten her life, such as extremely high blood pressure, blood disorders, heart problems, or diabetes to name a few.

La Leche League International
Helping mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and the mother.

Listeria
Listeria is a type of bacteria that can be found in some contaminated foods. Listeria can cause problems for both you and your baby. Although Listeriosis (the illness from ingesting Listeria) is rare, pregnant women are more susceptible to it than non-pregnant healthy adults.

Placenta Previa
Placenta Previa is a condition where the placenta lies low in the uterus and partially or completely covers the cervix. The placenta may separate from the uterine wall as the cervix begins to dilate (open) during labor.

Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is a disorder that occurs only during pregnancy and affects both the mother and the unborn baby. A rapidly progressive condition characterized by high blood pressure and the presence of protein in the urine. Swelling, sudden weight gain, headaches and changes in vision are important symptoms.

Pregnancy Calendar
A week by week look at how your pregnancy and baby are developing.

Preterm Labor Signs and Symptoms
A very serious complication of pregnancy. This is defined as labor that begins prior to 37 weeks gestation. Unfortunately, many women do not understand the signs of premature labor. Early detection can help prevent premature birth and possibly enable you to carry your pregnancy to term or to give your baby a better chance of survival.

PUPPPS
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP), also known as polymorphic eruption of pregnancy, is the most common rash in pregnant women.

The Incompetent Cervix
Cervical incompetence is basically a cervix that is too weak to stay closed during a pregnancy. Therefore resulting in a premature birth and possibly the loss of the baby.

Vaginal Birth after Cesarean
A website that provides childbearing women and maternity care professionals access to research-based information, resources, continuing education and support for VBAC* (vaginal birth after cesarean).