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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...
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 -...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ThedaCare Obstetrics Message Board Features Dr. Honkamp The ThedaCare facilities have been undergoing changes, including the personalized message boards (pictured) that highlight patient experiences. The board in the Obstetrics wing of ThedaCare Regional Medical...
Something that not many women talk about, but plenty experience, is secondary infertility. This occurs when a couple has successfully had at least one child and then faces difficulty conceiving again. “It’s really a fairly common experience for couples to be trying...
If you're pregnant and have travel plans out of the country coming up, it may be worth considering postponing the trip depending on where you're going. "I've been getting calls from worried patients about the Zika virus that has been making headlines," says Dr. Elina...