Gestational Diabetes: Info, Testing, Prevention and Treatment

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is defined as carbohydrate intolerance of variable severity with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. Risk factors include glycosuria, age over 30 years, obesity, family history of diabetes, past history of GDM or glucose intolerance, previous adverse pregnancy outcome and belonging to a high-risk ethnic group. The recommended screening test for…

Writing A Birth Plan

“The power of a birth plan isn’t the actual plan, it’s the process of becoming educated about your options!” ~ Jen McLellan (plussizebirth.com) “If you don’t know your options, you don’t have any!” ~ D. Korte Writing a birth plan is a great way to be clear about your intentions for how you envision the…