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Dr. Park on “Dragon” Births

I’m the first to tell you I don’t know very much about the western or chinese zodiac signs despite the fact that I was born in Korea, and born to a mother who went to fortune tellers and believed in zodiac signs. In fact, my name “Alane” was given to me by a fortune teller [...]

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Dr. Hill on Freezing Eggs – her personal experience and what you need to know now

When I was 36, I went through a divorce.  I found myself single for the first time in 15 years and had no idea what my future would hold.  My ex and I had two kids together but I wondered if, one day, I would want to expand my family with someone else.  What if [...]

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A personal note from Dr. Bohn

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 [...]

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Dr. Park on Home Births vs. Hospital Births

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 [...]

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Leg Cramps? Solutions for Pregnant Women

Many women suffer from leg cramps during pregnancy, especially at night. As far as we know, no cause has yet been determined for these painful cramps. Doctors and scientists have been searching for causes, researching theories such as low potassium, magnesium, or calcium levels. None of these ideas have been proven, and most likely the [...]

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Everything you’ve wanted to know about your uterus

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 [...]

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Five New Episodes of “Deliver Me” Airing Today on OWN

Check your local listings!!! Five new episode of “Deliver Me” are airing on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network today.

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Seven Billionth Baby Born: Some Thoughts About Contraception

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 [...]

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A Patient’s Story: Surviving Breast Cancer & Now Pregnant

With Breast Cancer Awareness Month coming to a close, we share this amazing patient’s story with you. We hope it offers support and optimism and encourage all men and women to keep the awareness conversation going, not just this month, but every month. – I was just a few months into my 30s when Dr. [...]

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Woman runs marathon, then gives birth: our tips on exercising while pregnant

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 [...]

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