In this fast paced world that we live in, one choice a mother can make has known benefits for her and her child…the choice to breastfeed. The list of the benefits of breastfeeding is long and includes a healthier immune system for the baby and a lowered risk of breast...
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Urinary Incontinence: Types and Treatments
Nothing is worse than sneezing and wetting your pants in public. Okay, there are things worse than that, but it is embarrassing and inconvenient at least. Urinary incontinence — the loss of bladder control — is a common and often embarrassing problem. The severity...
The 3 Stages of Childbirth
As Gloria Steinem has said, “Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one.” Regardless of how your baby is delivered every mom deserves a blue ribbon at childbirth. Some women deliver by Cesarean Section,...
Guidelines for Mammograms, Pap Smears & Other Screening Tests
Benjamin Franklin once said, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". That is especially true in regards to mammograms and pap smears. Breast and cervical cancer are easier to treat when they are detected early. Mammograms and Pap smears can spot cancer...
The Epidemic
There is an epidemic occurring on the earth today, and it is estimated to affect more than 380 million people. This epidemic is likely to increase to 592 million by the year 2035. Prevention is the key to slowing and overcoming this epidemic. You can prevent or delay...
Preeclampsia – Know the Symptoms
After delivering a healthy baby girl, Lady Sybil of the popular PBS television show, Downton Abbey, took a turn for the worse. In the wee hours of the night her body was racked with seizures brought on by eclampsia. It was a heart wrenching episode in which the...
Osteoporosis Awareness
The month of May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month. Creekside Center for Women would like to inform you about Osteoporosis and how you can keep your bones healthy. According to the CDC, Osteoporosis or "porous bone" is a disease of the skeletal...
A Salute to Mothers
It is the time of year to celebrate our Mothers. Just in case you are wondering who a mother is and what she does, ponder these words that describe a mother: adopt, advocate, beget, bring forth, campaign, care for, cherish, cleanse, concern, contend, counsel, crusade,...
Infertility: A Private Disease
For years you have dreamed of having a home where the laughter of children echoed through the halls. When your doctor tells you that your chances of ever having a live birth are minimal, it blows against your heart like a hurricane. Dreams shatter when faced with the...
Stress Busters
A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances defines stress. It effects every system in our body. Many emotional and physical disorders that have been linked to stress including depression, anxiety, heart...