Dr. Kennedy, an OB/GYN physician with Women’s Health Specialists, offers our pregnant patients a slightly different training background that features a unique midwifery component. She attended medical school at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and graduated with the degrees of MB, BCh, BAO, instead of the traditional MD that you see for U.S. […]
Women have been cautioned for years about their biological clock and the risks of pregnancy past age 35. While women do need to be aware of certain factors, the fertility door by no means closes at age 35. As shared in the article Getting Pregnant Past Age 35 – Steps To Take And Fertility Facts: “The […]
“It all started when I had blood in my urine as I was approaching the 32 week mark with my daughter,” remembers Maria. “So I called Women’s Health Specialists and Dr. O’Leary had me come into ThedaCare Regional Medical Center – Neenah to have an ultrasound to help determine the cause of the bleeding. He […]
“When we knew the twins were going to be born, all I could think about were the numerous complications that could occur, if they survived, which wasn’t even a sure thing,” shared Dr. Amy Schmidt of Women’s Health Specialists when she learned her premature twins were on the way at just 25 weeks, despite attempts […]
The March of Dimes organization defines premature as “preterm labor is labor that starts too early, before 37 weeks of pregnancy.” With November being Prematurity Awareness Month, we thought it would be helpful to share patient stories of their premature birth experience, and what life is like today for their children. Let’s start with Anna, […]
Every few weeks there seems to be a new update on the Zika virus, but the news shared always seems to apply to a national level. This makes it difficult for local couples to determine what steps or alterations need to be made in their family planning if vacations are in the near future. I […]
Whether you’re having your first baby or it’s been more than a few years since your last, it’s a good idea to enlist the free services of having a car seat safety inspection before your little one arrives. If you’ve never had to install a car seat, it’s helpful to have someone show you the […]
Preeclampsia can be a scary diagnosis during pregnancy, especially because we don’t exactly what causes it and it affects roughly 5 in 100 women. “We do know that there are women who have a higher risk of developing it, and a key to preventing preeclampsia is knowing you’re at risk and taking steps beforehand to […]
We strive to provide the best patient centered care, and our latest step toward doing that is offering our pregnant patients a complimentary USB flash drive with their digital ultrasound images on them. “We’re really excited to be doing this for our patients,” says Ultrasound Technologist, Sarah. “It’s a more versatile keepsake for such a special […]
Cesarean sections, commonly known as C-sections, are how nearly 1/3 of babies are born every day in the United States. They are performed for a variety of reasons, including babies who are positioned the wrong way (such as breech), fetal stress during labor or for women that have had a C-section in the past and […]
