According to recently released census numbers, a majority of mothers who worked during pregnancy return before the standard 12 weeks of maternity leave, and some way before that. Although 12 weeks is the amount of time allotted by the country’s national family leave law, more than 25 percent are back at work within two months [...]
I’m just back from a week off and made my morning rounds. I visited a mother who I had cared for during her pregnancy that Dr. Hill covered while I was gone. She came into the office for her routine visit at 29 weeks and she had very high blood pressure and was spilling protein [...]
Dr. Bohn: A couple of days ago, I just finished decorating my Christmas tree, sent out our Christmas cards and I am spending this week hanging out with my kids because I have great partners who are working hard during the holidays while I am resting. We all take turns, I worked during Thanksgiving while [...]
Having delivered thousands of babies, we can tell you from the bottom of our hearts that birthing a baby is one of the most beautiful and natural functions that our bodies allow us to do. Fortunately, most births do go smoothly, and we end up with a healthy mom and baby. But we’ve also been [...]
Your uterus is an often misunderstood organ despite its role in your every day life. In an adult, a normal uterus is about the size of your fist. During every month after puberty, the lining of uterus grows in anticipation of accepting a pregnancy. If a pregnancy doesn’t occur, the uterine lining is shed in [...]
Check your local listings!!! Five new episode of “Deliver Me” are airing on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network today.
On Saturday October 30th, reports came out that the world’s seven billionth baby was born in the Phillippines. Chosen by the United Nations to be one of several children around the world to symbolically represent the global population milestone, Danica May Camacho was born a healthy 5.5lb baby, the second child for Camille Dalura and [...]
On October 9, 2011, Amber Miller completed the Chicago Marathon. She then went to the hospital and gave birth to a baby girl named June, weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces. While this may sound dangerous, or just plain crazy, it is also a tribute to what the female body can do. In our 17 years [...]
In May 2011, we held a contest for you to submit your birth stories for the chance to win a copy of our book! Thanks to all who participated. We love hearing from you! Here, we share with you one of the winning stories. Hi Dr’s Bohn, Hill & Park: So the truth is, Dr. [...]
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