Here you’ll find health information and editorial pieces about pregnancy, parenting, fertility and birth control. Your ovaries may start to tingle…
New guidelines were recently released and implemented about the use of low-dose aspirin, also known as 81mg or “baby aspirin” for prevention of a serious pregnancy complication known as preeclampsia. It has long been known that people who developed preeclampsia early in a previous pregnancy could benefit from […]
I recently had a conversation with a patient who needed an induction of labor for a medical reason affecting the safety of her and her unborn child. I explained the circumstance to the patient and she seemed to understand. Shortly after she left my office she called back. […]
Singer Maren Morris recently shared with People Magazine her experience having an unexpected c-section. She said, “I labored for 30 hours, wanted to do it naturally, but I stopped having contractions and it was just time to call it and get him out safely,” says Morris. “So I […]
August 1-7 this World Breastfeeding Week. This is a national campaign that takes place every year in over 120 countries with the mission to inform, educate and support people with knowledge and resources to support breastfeeding as a global culture. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) […]
The death of Sha-Asia Washington on July 3rd, 2020, has sparked outrage in Brooklyn and attention from the entire country regarding the safety, or lack thereof of black women during childbirth. As a practicing OBGYN and as a black woman, I feel the need to address this particular […]
I wanted to take a moment to explain my latest parody because it was robust in health awareness topics and social etiquette content. Go with me on this Lizzo inspired journey through gestation… Why do I feel great until I have to gestate? — Gestate is a verb […]
Home births are being talked about more as a safe space in the setting of startling Maternal Mortality numbers in the U.S. Meghan Markle recently gave birth and a flurry of news articles and blog posts followed. This one caught my eye. Apparently Meghan Markle Wasn’t Able To […]
First of all, full disclosure: I WAS a self-proclaimed GOT Rebel. My husband, however, is a die-hard-since-day-two fan. It was a chasm that we worked through. Prior to this most recent episode that aired on 4/28/19 (which I will NOT spoil,) every scene that I had ever seen […]
Dr. Shelly Agarwal and Dr. Wendy Goodall McDonald, aka Dr. Every Woman, are two gynecologists and founders of The Gyneco-bLogic (https://atomic-temporary-119754024.wpcomstaging.com). They talk about women’s health and make complicated topics clear. This first episode is dedicated to April, which houses Infertility Awareness Week. Follow us here and on […]
It can be hard to set boundaries with family and friends, but you are your newborn baby’s first protector. I’ll tell them for you what’s important.
The Gyneco-(b)Logic 