Archive | June, 2012

Understanding Menorrhagia

I know what you’re thinking. What the heck is menorrhagia? Well, it’s just a fancy word meaning heavy periods. So, let’s just call it what it is, ladies. Heavy or prolonged menstrual periods are the most common type of abnormal bleeding from the uterus. Everyone has their own definition of “heavy,” but in this case [...]

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What is the role of a nurse midwife?

When you’re expecting a baby, you have some options when it comes to your delivery and that includes the type of medical professionals who will be there to guide you through it. This team almost always includes a licensed obstetrician, but you may also choose to include a nurse midwife. According to the Board of [...]

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The heel bone’s connected to the…

As children, we were taught these seminal truths: “The heel bone’s connected to the foot bone / the foot bone’s connected to the leg bone / the leg bone’s connected to the knee bone…” and so on and so on. Unfortunately, at that young age we didn’t realize that these body parts weren’t guaranteed to [...]

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