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Fitness during Pregnancy and Beyond
By Sandi Blok, NSCA-CPT,
Owner — Live & Be Fit Personal Training |
For many pregnant women, just the thought of exercising can be exhausting. Normal changes in your body during pregnancy may make everyday activities feel different. Yet, pregnant women can be surprised at how much better they feel after doing low-impact exercises.
Pregnant women who exercise have experienced increased energy, relief from backaches and leg cramps, less weight gain, enhanced body image,
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better physiological well-being and easier labor. Exercise has also been shown to reduce the incident of gestational diabetes and preeclampsia... Read More.
For more educational articles, tips and insights on a wide variety of pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting topics, visit the Columbia Center website.
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Preventing Pertussis
By Dan Hagerman, MD — Cedar Mills Medical Group
Pertussis or whooping cough may sound like a disease of a bygone time.
Despite vaccination as part of the DTaP series, pertussis is on the rise again. Infants who have not received the entire round of vaccinations and teenagers or adults whose immunity has faded are the most susceptible to contracting this highly contagious bacterial infection. Babies six months and younger are at the greatest risk. Even fully vaccinated children can get infected since the pertussis vaccine is only about 85 – 90 percent protective.
Symptoms may begin to appear three to 12 days after infection. Pertussis may be mistaken as a common cold, as early symptoms include runny nose or congestion, sneezing, watery eyes, a mild fever and a dry cough. As symptoms worsen, severe coughing attacks may occur that produce phlegm, vomiting, shortness of breath and exhaustion. In some cases, a high-pitched “whooping” sound will occur after prolonged coughing during the next breath. Infants typically do not produce this sound, so you should not wait for it to be an indicator before taking your baby to the doctor.
Pertussis is spread through coughing. When pertussis... Read More. |
iTriage
byHealthagen, LLC
Reviewed by Ann Grauer, CD(DONA), IBCLC
This month's app is available on both iPhone and Android. It's called iTriage and boy, will you ever find uses for it!
You can look up symptoms, conditions, find the nearest emergency room, use it as a guide to call the doctor or make a visit. It's filled with great information, is to the point and I know you parents will love having it at your fingertips. Best of all — it's free!
iTriage is available in the iTunes store and the Android Marketplace.
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FINAL DAYS TO WIN
WATCH OUR NEW MOM TALK SERIES |
Cookies, Buns & Babies
Many moms have already received a sample pack of Columbia Center’s fresh baked chocolate chip cookies. With daily chances to win through the month of February, will you be the next to enjoy a sweet moment of indulgence? Like us on
Facebook and follow us on Twitter for your chance to win or check-in on Foursquare to instantly receive a sample.
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We are grateful for each and every unique birth experience that our Columbia Center families have chosen to share with us. And, we'd like you to be the first to watch our new Mom Talk series of patient videos.
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