Don’t Skip Your Child’s Vitamin K Shot!
By Kia McCarthy, NP Department of Pediatrics Vitamin K is essential to help a newborn baby’s blood clot normally. This is why it is given as a shot within …
Medical Mythbuster: Is it Dangerous to Eat Tuna While Pregnant?
By Dr. Michele Sinopoli Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Most experts agree that it’s safe to consume tuna if you are pregnant, but you do need to be careful …
Did You Know that Birth Control has Benefits Beyond Preventing Pregnancy?
By Michele Sinopoli, MD Reliant Medical Group Obstetrics and Gynecology Many women enjoy the convenience of using a hormonal birth control method, such as oral contraceptive pills, arm implant, …
Is it Safe to Exercise During Pregnancy?
By Dr. Michele Sinopoli Reliant Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about exercising during pregnancy. This often causes some women to avoid …
Medical Minute: Healthy Eating During Pregnancy
Donna Papazian, Certified Nurse Midwife, provides helpful tips on how to eat healthy, for mom and baby, during pregnancy.
Medical Minute: Torticollis (Wry Neck)
Shanita Fernandes, a Physical Therapist who works with pediatrics, talks about infant torticollis, also known as wry neck. Find out how Reliant Medical Group’s physical therapists treat babies with …
August is National Breastfeeding Month
In celebration and to raise awareness, we talked to Dr. Kristen Newsom, Family Practice physician in our Holden office about the benefits of breastfeeding to both mothers and babies. …
Thinking of Choosing a Midwife?
Reliant Obstetrics and Gynecology Dept. Many women first consider a midwife’s services when they find out they are pregnant. Others look for a midwife to assist them with their …
Postpartum Depression in Men and Women is More Common Than You Think
By Dr. Michele Sinopoli, Reliant Medical Group Obstetrics and Gynecology While many women experience mood changes around the birth of a child, approximately 15-20% suffer serious symptoms of depression …
Make a Breast Self-Exam Part of Your Monthly Routine
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a great time to learn more about breast cancer and how to detect it early. Approximately one in eight women in the United …
New HPV Vaccine Guidelines Affect Dosages
The CDC recently recommended that 11- to 12-year-olds receive two doses of HPV vaccine at least six months apart rather than the previously recommended three doses to protect against …
Are Some Mothers Really Consuming Their Placenta?
It may sound a little off the wall, but an increasing number of new mothers are consuming their placenta after delivery. So is this just a new dangerous health …
Postpartum Depression – More Than Just the “Baby Blues”
For mothers who have just given birth, it is supposed to be a joyous time of life. For women suffering from postpartum depression, however, new motherhood can be one …
Medical Minute: Pelvic Organ Prolapse
We visited with Dr. Amos Adelowo, the director of our Urogynecology department, to learn more about Pelvic Organ Prolapse, a common condition many women experience in their lifetime. Watch …
Reliant Midwife Makes a Special Delivery in Westboro
Pictured above: Certified Nurse Midwife Donna Papazian pays a visit to mother Hope Cross, baby Avery Elizabeth and husband Scott Cross in their hospital room after the delivery in …
Reliant Midwives Celebrate 25 Years of Caring
On Thursday, November 5th, the midwives of Reliant Medical Group’s OB-Gyn department gathered to celebrate 25 years of providing care and helping mothers bring new life into the world. …
Morning Sickness? Here’s How You Can Feel Better.
Morning sickness (known as hyperemesis) is something that many pregnant women experience. There’s no doubt that it’s one of the least enjoyable aspects of pregnancy. The feeling of nausea …
Medical Minute: Pelvic Floor (Kegel) Exercises
This past week we visited Christine Dooley, a Physical Therapist at our Gold Star Boulevard site, to talk about pelvic floor muscles and how women can strengthen them through …
Medical Minute: Heavy Periods
For our latest Medical Minute, we sat down with Dr. Michele Sinopoli to talk about heavy periods. There are several options for women to treat this condition, watch the …
Do Women Over 65 Still Need Pap Smears?
Most doctors agree that there is little to no benefit of annual screening for cervical cancer in low-risk women over 65 years old, with a recent prior history of …