An anesthesiologist aesthetist is a physician trained in anesthesia. Anesthesia is insensitivity to pain.
A cesarean section, also called a C-Section, is when your baby is delivered surgically through your abdomen. If you are having a scheduled C-Section do not drink anything after midnight the night before your planned surgery.
A complete blood count (CBC) is a blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders, including anemia, infection and leukemia. A complete blood count test measures several components and features of your blood.
A congenital disorder arising from a chromosome causing intellectual impairment and physical abnormalities including short stature and a broad facial profile. It arises from a defect involving chromosome 21.
An entertainment ultrasound is the use of either a 2D or 3D ultrasound to only view the fetus, obtain a picture of the fetus, or determine the gender, without a medical reason. This is wrong and conflicting to responsible medical practice
An epidural anesthetic, used especially in childbirth to produce loss of sensation below the waist.
A Foley catheter is a tube connected to a drainage bag that goes in your bladder so that it doesn’t fill with urine before and after surgery.
The most common method of screening for gestational diabetes in the United States is the 50-gram, 1-hour glucola test, also called the glucose challenge test. To take glucola test, you eat a normal diet beforehand. Then you drink 50 grams of a glucose polymer solution.
Group B Strep is a common bacterium often carried in your intestines or lower genital tract. Group B strep is usually harmless in adults. In newborns, however, it can cause a serious illness known as group B strep disease.
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. The condition can be self-limiting or can progress to fibrosis, cirrhosis or liver cancer.
A procedure used to stimulate uterine contractions during pregnancy before labor begins on its own. Successful labor induction leads to a vaginal birth.
Maternal serum is the presence of alpha-fetoprotein, a plasma protein normally produced by the fetus, in the mother's blood.
A neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), also known as an is an intensive care unit specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants.
A contagious viral disease, with symptoms like mild measles. It can cause fetal malformation if contracted in early pregnancy.
This means that you will be cared for by the women’s services team including an attending obstetrician, resident physicians, APRN, and nurse midwife
A sound or other vibrations having an ultrasonic frequency, particularly as used in medical imaging. An ultrasound scan, especially one of a pregnant woman to examine the fetus.