- 21. NICU Medical Team
- (Preemie)
- ... who has graduated from medical school and is enrolled in a hospital-based program of specialized training called a residency program. Residency programs vary according to specialty (pediatrics, obstetrics, ...
- 22. Health Issues of Premature Babies
- (Preemie)
- ... assistance immediately after delivery. Depending on how early the baby has arrived, your pediatrician or obstetrician may call in a neonatologist (a pediatrician who specializes in the care of premature ...
- 23. Caring For A Premature Baby
- (Preemie)
- ... 32 weeks). It is important to recognize that preterm deliveries, even if late preterm, should never be done for the convenience of the mother or obstetrician. Research has shown that late preterm babies ...
- 24. Mitral valve stenosis
- (Mitral valve stenosis)
- ... cardiologist and obstetrician should evaluate you throughout your pregnancy, labor and delivery, and after delivery. The best way to prevent mitral valve stenosis is to prevent its most common cause, ...
- 25. The First Feeding
- (Breastfeeding)
- ... your obstetrician and pediatrician ahead of time of your desire to breastfeed. Your partner or birthing coach should remind your pediatrician and obstetrical or newborn nurses that you do not want your ...
- 26. Serious Illnesses and Breastfeeding
- (Breastfeeding)
- ... to be evaluated by your obstetrician, pediatrician, or family physician, but few will prevent breastfeeding. This is true even when the infection or inflammation involves the breast itself—as in the case ...
- 27. Relactation
- (Breastfeeding)
- ... that will be much easier with the assistance of a lactation consultant. In addition, you might ask for help from your obstetrician or pediatric care provider, La Leche League volunteer, or family members ...
- 28. Possible Problems: Inverted, Flat, or Pierced Nipples
- (Breastfeeding)
- Inverted or Flat Nipples One breast characteristic you should certainly point out to your obstetrician and pediatrician is inverted or flat nipples. Inverted nipples retract inward toward the breast ...
- 29. Nursing During Pregnancy
- (Breastfeeding)
- ... should stay in touch with their obstetrician and report any uterine contractions, since the nipple stimulation of breastfeeding may increase your risk of delivering too soon. Most often there is no cause ...
- 30. Medications and Breastfeeding
- (Breastfeeding)
- ... and plan to take any kind of drug—whether prescription or over-the-counter—be sure to get the approval of your obstetric or pediatric health care provider. Most medications are safe during breastfeeding, ...
- 31. Dad's Role in Breastfeeding
- (Breastfeeding)
- ... there can be a lot to learn to make sure it goes as well as possible. Many hospitals, obstetricians, pediatricians, and freestanding lactation centers offer breastfeeding classes, which they encourage ...
- 32. Breastmilk and Your Diet
- (Breastfeeding)
- ... baby a little sleepy at first. In cases when general anesthesia is used, your anesthesiologist or obstetrician should be informed in advance of your plans to breastfeed. Most medications are safe to ...
- 33. Breastfeeding After Cesarean Delivery
- (Breastfeeding)
- ... you’re awake enough. When you are counseled about a cesarean delivery, it is a good idea to remind the obstetrician and anesthesiologist that you intend to breastfeed. Following a cesarean delivery, ...
- 34. Mitral valve regurgitation
- (Mitral valve regurgitation)
- ... a heart with mitral valve regurgitation tolerates this extra work depends on the degree of regurgitation and how well your heart pumps. Should you become pregnant, your cardiologist and obstetrician need ...
- 35. Miscarriage
- (Miscarriage)
- ... by talking with your obstetrics care provider. He or she will tell you whom you need to see and when. In some circumstances, you may be instructed to go to a hospital emergency room immediately. If you ...
- 36. Routine Vaginal Delivery
- (Delivery and Beyond)
- ... through the vagina. In a routine vaginal delivery, your first view of your child may be the top, or crown, of his head, seen with the help of a mirror. After the head is delivered, the obstetrician will ...
- 37. Erythromycin Ointment
- (Delivery and Beyond)
- ... and causing irreversible harm. Men and women can harbor chlamydia and gonorrhea infections without any symptoms. Obstetricians test most women for these infections during their pregnancies and treat them ...
- 38. Delivery by Cesarean Section
- (Delivery and Beyond)
- ... baby by Cesarean delivery The obstetrician feels that the baby’s health might suffer if born vaginally The fetus’s heartbeat slows abnormally or becomes irregular (in which case the obstetrician ...
- 39. Where We Stand: Circumcision
- (Decisions to Make)
- ... taking into account what is in the best interests of the child, including medical, religious, cultural, and ethnic traditions. Your pediatrician (or your obstetrician if he or she would be performing ...
- 40. Should We Store Our Newborn's Cord Blood?
- (Decisions to Make)
- ... developed leukemia later in life.) Storing your child’s cord blood is certainly an issue that you should discuss with your obstetrician and/or pediatrician before your baby is born, not during the emotionally ...
