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The Importance of Obtaining an Ultrasound in Pregnancy
An ultrasound is a diagnostic medical test that uses soundwaves to create on screen images from inside your body. An ultrasound during pregnancy is critically important once you have received a positive pregnancy test. While a urine or blood test can indicate positive HCG, (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) hormone levels of pregnancy, the ultrasound provides a
Teen Dating Violence: It is More Common than You Think
This is the month of “love, couples, and cupids”, as so many look forward to Valentine’s Day and romantic ideal of being the object of another’s affection. Everyone looks for love and acceptance. Sometimes we look for it in all the wrong places and all the wrong faces. Our family members and loved ones who
Are the Kids Alright?
Are the Kids Alright? by Erin Drinkwater, LCSW My two Gen Z daughters, born in 2009 and 2010 would have you believe that I’m a “boomer.” Why do I have such a visceral reaction to this assertion? Maybe it’s because I’m proud of my Gen X status. I’m a resourceful product of “free range parenting”
How Common is Pregnancy Loss?
According to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), early pregnancy loss is a common experience; happening in about 10 of 100 known pregnancies. The Institute for Reproductive Grief Care reports that complicated grief reactions follow some pregnancy losses, such as miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death. Stigma can delay treatment and lead to social