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Breastfeeding Safety

Breastfeeding Safety

Many new moms choose to breastfeed their babies, but just like the "do's and don'ts" of pregnancy, you might have some questions about breastfeeding. Here are some helpful tips from our lactation specialist, Molly O'Neill, to keep in mind throughout your breastfeeding...

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Our Baby Garden Journey

Our Baby Garden Journey

Told by Louis John’s and Leonard James’ mommy, Olivia Koepke It all started when I was 20 weeks pregnant with fraternal twin boys. We had our 20-week anatomy scan and learned Baby A was measuring a few days ahead of Baby B, while this was something worth watching, we...

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Veterans and medicine: a winning combination

Becoming a physician requires many things: determination, attention to detail, a strong work ethic and intelligence, just to name a few. Fortunately, all of our physicians at Women’s Health Specialists have all of these traits, but there are two people we’d like to...

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Gestational Diabetes Test and Treatment

“Between 24 and 28 weeks of your pregnancy you’ll be tested for gestational diabetes, which is a high blood sugar condition that a woman might develop during pregnancy,” says Dr. Tina Ramsey, an OB/GYN physician with Women’s Health Specialists.  “Although, if you’re...

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Symptoms and Treatment For Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Pelvic support problems are typically encountered by women who have had children and elderly women.  Pelvic organ prolapse occurs in women when the muscles of their pelvic floor are no longer able to support the pelvic organs.  “Many women have some degree of pelvic...

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A Look At The Dads In The Delivery Room

As an OB/GYN practice in the Fox Valley, we focus so heavily on women’s care topics and pregnancies, so with Father’s Day coming up we thought it’d be fun to take a look at the other person who is frequently in the delivery room – the father.  “I know exactly how...

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