http://www.smartmothersguide.com A healthy pregnancy doesn’t just happen. It takes a smart mother who knows what to do. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:18:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If unborn babies could speak, they would tell their pregnant mothers to please have someone watch their fetal monitor to make certain that they’re doing okay and not in serious trouble. Electronic fetal monitoring was first used at Yale University in the 1950s and is a great asset in terms of ... http://www.smartmothersguide.com/2010/03/10/what-every-pregnant-woman-should-know-about-a-fetal-monitor/ Kudos to CNN reporter Elizabeth Cohen for reporting on hospital waste; the “open” secret has now been revealed.  See Healthcare Industry Sick With Medical Waste. Physicians and nurses have known about inflated hospital charges for years and now the public does too. As Cohen reported about $1,000 toothbrushes and $121 ... http://www.smartmothersguide.com/2010/03/08/hospital-fraud-finally-exposed/ Contrary to popular belief, asthma is not an illness confined to children. It is the most common medical condition experienced by 3 to 8 percent of pregnant women. Asthma occurs when the air in the lungs are reversibly blocked because of infections, allergies, cigarette smoke, pets, cold weather and severe exercise. ... http://www.smartmothersguide.com/2010/03/03/top-ways-to-beat-asthma-while-pregnant/ Approximately one year ago, I wrote my first blog post. By training I am a physician, but writing has always been in my heart.  Blogging was a new path in my life’s journey, taking me in an unknown direction. I knew I had something to say, the question was: would ... http://www.smartmothersguide.com/2010/03/01/humbled-by-100/ “Let them eat cake” was the response uttered by a French aristocrat upon learning that her impoverished citizens did not have bread to eat. The US State Medicaid offices have essentially said the same thing. (See US States Slash Medicaid by Tom Eley) If the proposed Medicaid cuts are enacted, ... http://www.smartmothersguide.com/2010/02/24/will-americans-die-because-they-are-poor/ Patients do not come in neat little packages with straight forward pregnancies nor are their complications obvious. Some pregnancies are complicated not only by health issues but social issues as well. Take Karen* for example. She was considered mentally “slow”. Her parents gave her up at the age of eight ... http://www.smartmothersguide.com/2010/02/22/three-things-every-pregnant-women-needs-to-know-about-pre-eclampsia/ As the Academy Awards draws near, the movie Precious is receiving plenty of buzz. Based on a novel written by Saphire, it tells a sordid tale of a 16 year old teen that is pregnant for the second time by her absent father. Unfortunately the story of Precious is not ... http://www.smartmothersguide.com/2010/02/17/why-didn%e2%80%99t-you-protect-her-11-years-old-pregnant/ 02.15.10 What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know About Seatbelts and Airbags Posted in Mothers, Ob-Gyn, pregnant women tagged ACOG, airbags, National Highway Traffice and Safety Administration, pregnant women, seatbelts at 11:34 am by drlindagalloway Whenever one of my patients asked me to write a note excusing her from wearing a seatbelt so that ... http://www.smartmothersguide.com/2010/02/15/1052/ It seems I’ve rattled quite a few cages regarding my recent blog on Michelle Duggar (please see http://bit.ly/a11gxv) so I want to set the record straight for the 1,022 people who viewed this blog. Although I was prepared to write about a completely different topic, I feel a response to ... http://www.smartmothersguide.com/2010/02/10/a-message-to-the-supporters-of-michelle-duggar/ The case of Samantha Burton v. Florida, No. ID09-1958 is a perfect example of how to get on the Six O’clock News. Burton was a 26 y.o. mother of two who was pregnant with her third child at 25 weeks and had less than desirable habits. She was ... http://www.smartmothersguide.com/2010/02/08/court-ordered-hospital-confinement-of-a-pregnant-woman/