Oh no. You see a rash on your baby’s butt. You know it could be just a plain ol’ garden-variety diaper rash. Nearly all babies…
Certainly, your baby’s runny, stuffy nose could be explained by allergies. But here, I’m going to primarily address infectious, contagious, viral infections in the winter…
Everywhere I look, there’s nothing but bad news about the coronavirus (COVID-19). The virus is spreading quickly. Nursing home residents are dying. Schools are closed.…
If you’ve listened to the television or radio recently, you’ve heard the term “coronavirus,” also known as COVID-19. You’ve probably heard about grocery stores being out of toilet…
What if I told you that by doing just one activity, doing it well, and doing it every day, you’d be a rich person within…
The other night, a friend called me, half panicked about what she considered unusual signs and symptoms. I listened to her story and said, “You’re…
These days, we hear women proclaim the importance empowerment. We hear them express their need to become empowered. They help other women to become empowered.…
During thirty-plus years in maternal-child nursing, mothers have told me many reasons for why they believe they can’t breastfeed, or why they don’t want to.…
The American Psychological Association reports that up to 1 in 7 mothers experience postpartum depression. The prevalence of postpartum depression among mothers who have experienced it previously is…
Military service members and their families are often stationed miles, and even oceans, away from extended family. Certainly a doula is a wonderful asset during…