Unlike circumcision, the experts all agree……”Human milk is uniquely superior for infant feeding…” This is the essence of the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation on the feeding of our youngest human beings. It’s a “no-brainer” from the nutritional point-of-view. How…
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Your Baby’s Health Care System
Your newborn and infant need special health care services. By their very nature, newborns and infants are highly dependent life forms. They need the services of health care providers who have been trained to care for their special needs. Although…
Welcome to The Club
Since you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you are about to join the ranks of parenthood. And that’s probably a good way to say it: “join the ranks of parenthood”. It is difficult to explain the feelings of parenthood…
Your Body During the Puerperium, the Postpartum Period
The “puerperium” refers to both the period of time and the process that your body goes through after the birth of your baby. Technically, it begins with the delivery of the placenta. With the loss of that organ, so vital…
Story about Heather
Dear Family and Friends, I feel the need to let you know about something. I flew to Chicago last Wednesday where I met Heather and drove back with her to the West Coast. We arrived home last nite at about…
Care of the Uncircumcised Penis
Give the new parents one more thing to worry about…. How do you care for your son’s hygiene if you’ve made the decision not to circumcise? The uninitiated (pun intended) have queasy thoughts about yanking back the foreskin and mining…
Intrauterine Growth Retardation
IUGR is a condition in which the fetus does not grow adequately. IUGR may be associated with diabetes, fetal infection, cigarette smoking, hypertension, drug abuse, toxemia, multiple gestation or may be due to reasons unknown. In any case, the fetus…
Multiple Gestation
Our society is intrigued with the idea of multiple gestation. Although twins and triplets rarely evoke much excitement in a time when quads, quints and even sextuplets seem commonplace, the world loves the thought of siblings who share the same…
Non-infectious Diseases of the Urinary Tract
Non-infective diseases of the urinary tract include pre-existing damage to the kidneys, hereditary disorders, “stones” and anomalies. Fortunately, most of these conditions are rare in young, pregnant women.
Infections of the Urinary Tract
Your urinary tract and renal system are delicate structures which are crucial in your body’s ability to dispose of its waste products. Without this system, one dies. With a damaged system, one suffers. Ideally, the product of this system, urine,…