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Holiday Eating with Gestational Diabetes

Living with gestational diabetes can feel overwhelming at any time of the year, but especially during the holidays.  While it ...

Miserable Once a Month? 9 Health Factors That Affect Your Period

When pads and tampons are no match for your monthly period, it’s time to see your OB/GYN. Heavy menstrual bleeding, or ...

What Can My Newborn Taste and Smell?

Babies are born with all five senses: Sight Hearing Touch Smell Taste Newborns experience the world around them quite differently than adults do. We commonly hear ...

Don’t Skip This Prenatal Screening: GBS is Dangerous for Baby

A normal bacteria that’s harmless for pregnant women can cause severe disease in babies after delivery. That’s why physicians routinely ...

Gestational Diabetes - A Concern for Pregnant Women

Hi, my name is Ellen Thomsen, I'm a registered dietician and certified Diabetes Educator at CHI Health. Today, I'm here ...

What You Should Know about VBAC

If you’ve previously had a cesarean birth and are desiring a vaginal birth, there are many good reasons to consider ...

Best Kept Secret in Council Bluffs

My wife, Becca, and I moved to the Council Bluffs/Omaha area about a year ago.  Shortly after moving, we found ...

Post-Cesarean Women Have Delivery Options

Once a cesarean section, always a cesarean section. That was the standard thinking for pregnant women years ago, but that ...

Postpartum Exercises: How to Return to Activity

After nine months of pregnancy, you may be wanting to get your body back to some sort of normalcy. Learn how from one of our pelvic floor physical therapists.

Physical Therapy for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Pelvic floor disorders are extremely common and underreported, affecting at least 25% of women nationwide (1). Pelvic floor dysfunction includes ...

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