When you talk with the office staff and meet with the pediatrician, make sure to bring a list of questions to help you evaluate whether the doctor and office will be a good fit for you and your infant.

Somehow these myths still persist, making women feel even more unwarranted guilt and self-blame for the loss of a pregnancy.

The patient-to-nurse ratio was significantly higher in “minority-serving” hospitals, and moms and babies there received 50 percent less care.

While some women are “unicorns” and experience the best complexion and hair of their lives, others feel as if their skin has been “hijacked.”

Certified Nurse Midwives deliver a majority of the vaginal births at Women & Babies. Obstetricians can manage high-risk and cesarean section births.

Labor and delivery and postpartum units are now connected, putting all maternity services on one seamless, secure floor for continuity of care as well as patient and staff convenience.

15-20 percent of new mothers have depression during and/or after their pregnancy; approximately one-half of those women are undiagnosed and untreated.

Nitrous oxide and laboring tubs in every room are among the trends; we talk with the Chair of OB/Gyn at UPMC Pinnacle about what's new in our region.