What you need to know about breastfeeding
Many mothers want to make sure they’re breastfeeding correctly. Some have an easier time getting started, whereas others struggle to get their baby to suckle properly or to latch on.…
The impact obesity has on your pregnancy
In this body-conscious society, women often worry about weight gain when they become pregnant. Being overweight or having a body mass index (BMI) that is considered obese adds more concern…
Mother and child reunion
On a sunny Monday morning in August 2018, a speeding car lost control and rammed into a group of people awaiting their bus. Several, including 8-months-pregnant Stephanie Johnson, were rushed…
Four Tips for Reducing Stress in High-Risk Pregnancy
Anxiety in Americans has risen, according to a recent survey by the American Psychiatric Association that cites finance, family, and health as top stressors. And for women in high-risk pregnancies,…
Fact vs. Fiction: Common Pregnancy Myths Debunked
Ever heard the rumor that you can’t exercise while pregnant? Or how about that sex will hurt your unborn baby? If so, you’re not the only one: It turns out…
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Cynthia Blanco, M.D. poses with Jeylin Garza and her family for a photo during an event celebrating the premature babies, their families and NICU team members who participated in a clinical trial of Omegaven, a fish oil supplement given through IV to tiny babies with gastrointestinal complications.
Garza was among a group of premature babies and their families that participated in the trial that along with other studies led to the FDA approval of this life saving treatment for babies all across the country.
How determination made fish oil an FDA-approved medicine for babies
Dr. Cynthia Blanco’s passion to save babies was the key driver in the recent approval of Omegaven, a lifesaving fish oil treatment for babies with gastrointestinal complications. Blanco’s study followed…
When baby won’t wait
A restaurant bathroom is not the ideal place to deliver a high-risk pregnancy, but Gracelyn Mae wasn’t going to wait. Her parents, Falon and Robert Griffin, were heading to University…
A medical miracle
Halfway through what would have been a normal pregnancy, Adriana Zepeda went into premature labor with her second child. She delivered little Amber at 24 weeks gestation and a birth…
Flu season is near — and it could be a bad one
Flu season is just around the corner, and experts predict it could be a bad one. In the Southern Hemisphere, which has an earlier season, the number of lab-confirmed influenza…
Heading off diabetes in the womb?
Diabetes runs in families. And for years, doctors have advised those at high risk of diabetes to eat sensibly to prevent getting the disease. Now, a new study involving several…