We Can Help You and Your Pregnant and Lactating Patients Make Informed Decisions MotherToBaby supports maternal-fetal medicine specialists (MFMs) in managing complex and high risk maternal health conditions during pregnancy. We understand the challenges that you face when deciding on treatment courses when your patient is pregnant or postpartum. Our resources will help you weigh the risks and benefits to both your patient who is pregnant and their baby as you determine a treatment plan that …
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Baby Blog: Beyond the Virus: Your Questions during the Era of COVID-19
As the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 continues to spread, pregnant and breastfeeding women are understandably concerned. Many of your recent calls, chats, texts, and emails to MotherToBaby have been about the virus itself and how it might affect a developing baby or breastfed infant (more about that on our COVID-19 fact sheet). But we’re also hearing related concerns about how to stay safe and healthy while pregnant or breastfeeding during the pandemic. Here, we answer some of the most common …
Baby Blog: Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: How Much Folic Acid is Enough?
By Patricia Olney, MS, CGC “I think I’ll go out to the garage and work on the car for a while.” This was Daniel’s reaction after the birth of his second child with spina bifida. His wife, Rebecca, cried uncontrollably. Sarah was born in 1989 after a healthy pregnancy, filled with the anticipation of first time parents. The nursery was decorated, the crib was set up, and an overnight bag packed. The only thing Rebecca didn’t anticipate was a preterm delivery, c-section, and a baby born with a …
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We Can Help You as You Support Lactating Patients MotherToBaby supports lactation consultants as they help patients achieve their breastfeeding goals. People who are planning to breastfeed and newly postpartum parents often have a litany of questions about how best to meet their nursing baby’s needs – and some of those questions may center on how a breastfeeding person’s exposures could impact their baby. Examples of such exposures could include but are not limited to medications that a …
Baby Blog: Can Moms Who Had a Transplant Breastfeed While Taking Tacrolimus?
By LauraAnne Hirschler, BS, OMS4 with help from Casey Rosen-Carole, MD, MPH, MSEd, FABM and Rogelio Perez-D’Gregorio, MD, MS As an infant, I received the gift of life in the form of a liver transplant. Growing up, I remember taking a multitude of medications that just became part of my daily life. As the years went on, my immune system became stronger, the transplant check-ups became farther and farther in between. As the years went by, I found myself taking an extremely low dose of one …
