Mommy Docs

The first and arguably the most important choice in the journey to becoming a mother is picking your health care provider. In an ideal situation, your provider can be the same person who delivers your baby. This isn’t always possible, but it allows for a comfortable consistency throughout the pregnancy. In our experience with the [...]

A doula – also known as a labor coach – helps a woman as well as her partner or family with physical, emotional  and informational support before, during and after childbirth. (They should not be confused with midwives as they do not deliver babies.) We personally have a deep appreciation and respect for doulas. We [...]

April is National Infertility Awareness Month. Here are the top ten things to know about fertility. Timing – Many women do not know when they are ovulating or how to predict when they are ovulating.  They also do not understand that the cycle starts on the first day of menstrual bleeding. The first thing to [...]

Approximately one year ago I had to deliver devastating news to a lovely couple, Yani and Henry.  I could not find their baby’s heartbeat when they came in for their routine OB visit at 39 weeks.  I then did an ultrasound and confirmed that the baby was not alive.  The baby was delivered by cesarean [...]

Vaginal birth after C-Section (or VBAC) has become a very controversial topic in Obstetrics.  We wrote about it in our book, “The Mommy Docs’ Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy and Birth” and in the book, Dr. Hill writes that she would never jeopardize the health of her baby to take the risk to have a vaginal [...]

A day like one I had recently makes my day, puts a big smile on my face, and reminds me why I love what I do. I delivered SeWon’s baby girl last week. She’s my patient who was diagnosed with breast cancer at such a young age….30. She went through surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy [...]

I saw a new patient Sonia, who was referred to me by her sister Sandra.  Sandra has been my patient for 12 years and I have delivered all three of her daughters. Sandra insisted that I see her sister because she felt that I was the “best Ob ever” and I needed to take care [...]

Paula Deen, the southern chef who offers deep-fried cheesecake and bacon cheeseburger meatloaf on her menu, has admitted that she has been suffering from Type II diabetes for the last three years.  While this probably does not surprise anyone who watches her show on the Food Network, it brings to light the influence of lifestyle [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]