Updated 03/19/2020 *What to do if you think you have COVID-19*If you have a fever (temperature over 99F via oral thermometer) pleasenotify our office right away. We will then direct you to either selfisolate or contact hackensack hospital through the app atConvenientCareNow.com (link on this page to schedule atelehealth visit (digitally) to determine if testing for COVID-19 […]
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Every kid wants to feel on top of the world on their birthday. There’s no greater joy than seeing your child’s eyes light up as they unwrap their presents and find out what’s inside. Even if you’re not a parent, you can still give a kid tremendous happiness by getting the perfect gift. However, the
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Top 5 Things to Consider When Choosing an OB/GYN for Pregnancy Choosing an excellent OB/GYN is one of the first steps towards an optimal pregnancy. When choosing the right provider for prenatal care, your health and your baby’s health are the number one concerns; yet the whole prenatal and pregnancy experience is important too.
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Top 5 Reasons Why Manhattan Women are Choosing Northern NJ Over NYC for Birth. Just to start …. sharing a bathroom with one or maybe even two women after giving birth … yuck. Not to mention trying to rest when someone else’s visitors are in your room! “It really wasn’t for me.” says Robyn Stewart
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Kristin: Should pregnant women get the COVID Vaccine?Dr. Abdelhak: You are hearing a lot of different things in the media, on the news, and on different websites. Some of it is true and some of it is not true. I am really encouraging all pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccine. There are several reasons why the
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We know about the swollen ankles, the inexplicable cravings (pickle-chocolate sandwiches, anyone?) and the morning sickness. But did you know that your brain actually gets smaller when you’re pregnant? According to a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience, an expectant mother’s brain loses gray matter in the frontal and temporal lobes. The gray matter that the mother loses typically
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If you’re newly pregnant, first off, congratulations! If this is your first child, you’re probably starting to wonder how your body might change in pregnancy. Integrative Obstetrics is here to talk to mothers about the changes their body will likely experience while pregnant that many women don’t expect. Getting Lightheaded While pregnant, your blood vessels expand so that
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Being a new parent is awesome! And with the second brain (aka our phones) we have it a bit easier now trying to juggle it all. When that pregnancy and postpartum brain clouds in, there is a app for that. Crazy as it sounds, but spending quality time with your new bundle of joy, to catching up on house
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While pregnant, you can’t help but wonder what your baby is up to. Researchers alike have been wondering the same thing and trying to fill in the gaps in our knowledge of what babies feel, taste, hear and see in the womb. If you’re an expecting mother, this new research scientists recently discovered will surely
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If you’re pregnant and obese, you may be putting your child at risk for epilepsy. A recent study revealed that kids whose mothers were overweight or obese during the first trimester of pregnancy are more likely to develop childhood epilepsy. In severely obese women, who have a BMI of 35 or above, the risk can be as
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