British Columbia Perinatal Health Program

Whats the difference between prenatal and perinatal? or is there no difference.I have to the hospital for my sonograms and its called the perinatal floor and when I go to the doctors its called a prenatal check up. Everytime I go to the doctors I forget to ask.Just curious. I have been going to the perinatal unit since I was 11 weeks

What is a Perinatal or Prenatal Nurse? Are they the same or do they do different jobs. What is their annual salary?

Does any one have CHIPS Perinatal Program in Houston TX? I qualifiy for the program but I cant find a good doctor, does any one know of a good doctor who accepts CHIPS Perinatal Program.

Is the technology used for ultrasounds better at a perinatal Dr office? My ob works with a high risk ob office and that is where we are sent for ultrasounds. I had one already because i spotted for a bit and am having the anatomical u/s tomorrow. Im curious as to whether this office has higher quality ultrasound machines since my dr has an u/s machine in the office which he has used for me once already...Can ob's do the u/s also or is it reserved for techs? Just curious

can a mother with hydrocephalus have a natural birth if she have a shunt draining into the perinatal cavity? I had brain surgery last year and a doctor in philadelphia placed a ventricular shunt going through the brain and draining into the abdomin. I want to be pregnant, but am worried about the risks?

How to prevent Perinatal Transmission of HIV? Whether there is any drug to prevent parent to child transmission of HIV

What is perinatal arterial stroke? What triggers them and what are the signs and symptoms after birth? Frances

Does Neonatal-Perinatal doctors take care of high risk pregnancies?

What is Perinatal Diognostic? I just dont know what it means

what is the difference between maternal-fetal medicine and neonatal-perinatal medicine? trying to help my older sister and her best friend choose what specialty might be better for them. i don't know what the difference is. i heard that if you're OB/GYN certified that you can only do Maternal Fetal Medicine and if you're Pediatrics than you can choose only Neonatal Medicine. My sister is in her last year of Peds residency, her best friend is in OB/GYN.

What is a Perinatal Doctor ? My daughter is 25wks and her ob Dr. did ultrasound and said her amnotic fluid was less than it should be and was going to send her to Perinatal Dr. to have another ultrasound. Thanks everyone. I am just really worried about her and the baby.

what should i expect at my first perinatal visit?

does the ipod touch have perinatal controls?

children suffering 4rm Perinatal Hypoxia? do children suffering 4rm Perinatal Hypoxia have ne chances of walking in dere entire life

perinatal specialists? HI y'all. Ok so i'm17 weeks pregnant and my ob doc is sending me to a perinatal specialist. What do these doctors do and why do I have to see one??

plz help Perinatal Hypoxia? will a 5 year child suffering 4rm Perinatal Hypoxia eva b able 2 walk da Hypoxia period was 5 mins

CHIPS perinatal? Has anyone applied for CHIPS perinatal? Are you self-employed? does it matter? probably not, but I'm about to send mine and hopefully I qualify because I'm about 6 weeks pregnant and I'll have to make my appt. very soon. I'm sorry, I should've been more detailed..lol.. Chips is a Children's health insurance program. You pay $15.00 a month depending on your income and no more than $50.00. It may be called differently in other states but in TX it's CHIPS. They recently started a program for pregnant women and their unborn babies who don't have insurance and don't qualify for medicaid.

Why go to a perinatal specialist? I am 13 weeks pregnant and my doctor has referred me to see a perinatal specialist. I have a six year old daughter who was born when I was only 7 months pregnant. She is very healthy and has never been sick or hospitalized after she was released from the hospital 4 weeks after birth. I had a c-section with her and the doctor told me that I could get pregnant and have another baby, but I will always have to have a c-section. What exactly does a perinatal specialist do? I cannot find my records from my first pregnancy, so my doctor does not have access to that.

How safe is Effexor (225mg) taken throughout entire pregnancy? Experiences sought on newborn withdrawal sympt? I am planning my second pregnancy and under perinatal psychiatric advice was advised to come off Effexor (225mg)for the first trimester. I spent 8 wks weaning off Eff. and 2 days after final dose (37.5) I was very depressed. I realise I need Effexor (I have treatment resistant depression). I was taken off Effexor at 10 wks with previous pregnancy (previous psych negligence) and suffered horrific withdrawal on top of morning sickness. I also had an enormous amount of stress at the time. I had antenatal and PND. I ended up in psych ward at 5 mths gestation and was then placed on Zoloft with minimal effect. Husband and I really want another child but am reluctant due to history of depression and PND. I would prefer to continue my usual amt Effexor but am very concerned about the effect this could have on development of a foetus as well as newborn withdrawal symptoms. Other child is well. Answers only from people who have experieced pregnancy with Effexor. I can not function w/out Effexor.

I just recently developed severe depression at 33 weeks pregnant? Did anyone else develope depression during pregnancy ( perinatal depression) and did you have to continue taking the medicin even after the baby was born? Did zoloft make the symptoms worse for anyone?

explain prenatal causes, perinatal causes, postnatal causes and other causes? thank you...kindly answer this...tnx again...plss

Twin moms - how often to see the perinatal specialist? I'm almost 16 weeks w/twins, and have been seeing my OB/GYN every four weeks so far. At my first appointment, she referred me to a perinatal specialist just to make sure everything looked OK. I'd been spotting, but the specialist couldn't find any reason why; he actually said that it was "everything he wants to see in a twin pregnancy," and that spotting was more common with twins. Anyway, I haven't seen him since January. I've seen other women online talk about how they have tons of appointments with their peri, but is that because they're high risk and have other kinds of complications? My peri had me come back in April (nearly three MONTHS later) because he had my situation written out as "twins w/o complications." Is it OK that he's going straight from 8-20 weeks without seeing me? And if so, will he need to start seeing me more afterward just to see how things are progressing?

prenatal and perinatal history of your life? during pregnancy!!

Should people who post hateful messages toward the LGBT community be perinatal banned from the LGBT section? i meant permanently, oops That's what I get for useing Y! spell check. Sorry guys!

Perinatal Depression? Anyone experience this? What are the signs of this happening? I think i may have it but not sure. am 39 weeks pregnant, have been experiencing signs only a few weeks ago to now.

Infant stroke and Perinatal stroke...? My daughter suffered two strokes during her delivery that will affect her for the rest of her life. But a lot of people out there have not even heard that babies and children can have strokes. I had a normal pregnancy and no genetic problems. I would like to get the word out there about what an infantile stroke is so that people can be more informed... Please read, it is important... Did you know neonatal stroke occur at the rate of 1 in 5,000? STROKE IS ONE OF THE TOP TEN REASONS FOR DEATH IN CHILDREN! Read more... http://www.pediatricstrokenetwork.com/ http://stroke.about.com/od/infants/Strokes_In_Infants.htm http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3030343 I would love to hear from people who know about this condition, have been through it, or knows someone who's child had a stroke...

my ex wife wants me to sign my perinatal rights over? I see my child very often and pay support but my ex got remarried and called me the other day and siad you wont want to like what i have to say and asked me if i would sign my rights away.she told me my daughter has a real family now and that i didnt need to be part of my daughters life anymore why do women do this and she is the reason for divorce she said it was because i worked to much and was never home but didnt mind spending the money To all who asked the rest of the story when I find out i will let you know.

Ladies, has this happened to you during pregnancy? I've been on bedrest for the last two months but I still get up to go see the doctor, shower, get something to eat etc. Today as I barely stepped out from talking with my perinatal doctor, I got a sharp pain on the right side of my groin, right below my belly. Every time I take a step with my right leg it hurts badly. I know it's not the baby because at my visit I had an ultrasound of baby and cervix and everything is okay. Can you pull a muscle in that area just from sitting the wrong way when you are pregnant. I'm not sure if I should see a doctor or see if it goes away. Thanks ladies for your responses, I was very worried but it felt much much better the next day. Thank God. I was just sitting and took a few steps when this pain began so it was the strangest thing.

What is YOUR opinion of the article below? Heritability is one of the foundational concepts of behavioral genetics, but its meaning is not always clear. Does a study showing that IQ is highly heritable among affluent children in Denmark have any implications for poor children in the United States? Or is it largely irrelevant? New research is making it increasingly obvious that the answer is: "It depends." Heritability, as the term is used by behavioral geneticists, is a statistical measure defined in relation to a particular environment and a particular population. The only way to find out whether the heritability of a trait is the same for other environments and populations is to go out and study them. In a recent study, University of Virginia psychologist Eric Turkheimer, PhD, and his colleagues did just that. Their study explored the heritability of children's IQ in different populations within the United States--those with high socioeconomic status (SES) and those with low SES. Previous studies of children's IQ have produced conflicting results. On the one hand, some studies of twins and adoptees have found large genetic effects. On the other hand, studies of impoverished children adopted by well-to-do families suggest that the environment plays an important role. For their study, published last year in Psychological Science (Vol. 14, No. 6), Turkheimer and his colleagues analyzed data from several hundred monozygotic and dizygotic twins included in the National Collaborative Perinatal Project, which followed more than 48,000 mothers and their children from birth to age 7. Turkheimer and his colleagues found that, among poor families, children who grew up in the same household tended to have similar IQ scores, regardless of how genetically similar they were. Around 60 percent of the variance was accounted for by environment, while genes contributed almost nothing. Among affluent families, the reverse was true. Monozygotic twins with identical genes tended to have much more similar IQ scores than dizygotic twins, regardless of family environment. The findings suggest that it makes little sense to speak in general about the heritability of a trait such as IQ. For large populations of people who live in diverse environments, such as children in the United States, such broad statements may be meaningless. The environment can make genes extremely important in some subpopulations, but insignificant in others, notes Turkheimer. Such findings do not challenge the traditional definition of heritability--the proportion of variance on a particular trait that is accounted for by genetic factors within the population as a whole, says Terrie Moffitt, PhD, of the University of Wisconsin and King's College London. But they are important reminders that heritability can vary dramatically depending on the population and the environment that is being studied.

What is the diagonosis of this kind of disease? Parents bring their 28-day-old female neonate to the emergency department with a 1-week history of progressive erythema and swelling of her left nipple and breast. The mother reports the child has had no trauma to the breast, nipple discharge, or fevers; however, the patient has had decreased oral intake and tenderness of the affected breast. The area is not responding to a regimen of cephalexin that the patient's paediatrician prescribed 3 days ago. The patient was born by means of caesarean delivery; the rest of her perinatal history is unremarkable. Physical examination reveals an afebrile and well-appearing infant in no obvious distress. The left breast (see Image 1) is warm and tender, with an underlying area of fluctuance. Other findings are normal. Laboratory tests reveal a slightly elevated WBC count. Hint Other family members have recurrent skin infections. The patient's mother has a wound infection at the incision site of the caesarean deliver

Any Military wives (tricare prime) with experiance seeking prenatal care outside your MTF? I'm 32 weeks and really HATE the Perinatal Center at my MTF. How can I get a referral to a Civillian Provider? Is that even possible given that I live near a large MTF? Thanks!

If you are an ultrasound tech, have you used the new GE logiq P5 and what do you think of it? Specifically...? what line of machines do you compare it to, and also, ddo you think it is perinatal quality?

High Risk Pregnancy - Baby small, low hormone lvls, spotting 1 mo. Has this happened to anyone else? I am around 14 weeks pregnant and last week I was told that my blood test came back that my hormone levels were so low that it wasnt possible for me to be pregnant. The baby is also measuring small. My third issue is that I have been spotting for 1 month today, actually. The doctors are "puzzled", but I want answers. My ultrasound shows a beautiful baby with a good heartbeat, yet all these issues are happening. Has this happened to anyone? Any advice? I am seeing a perinatal doctor ever week now, but they just dont know whats going on. I will not sit by and let my baby just "whatever"...I need to find answers. Thank you for your help.

Is there surgery for cerebal palsy with hemiparesis? If anyone can help me I am trying to find a doctor whom specializes in cerebal palsy with hemiparesis to see if there is a surgery that can be done to correct this problem. This was a perinatal injury. my daughter is 16 yrs old and we have been to many many doctors. Unfortunately I don't think our doctors our capable of this kind of problem I don't mean it with disrespect

I need help, I have no medical insurance and I am pregnant.? I am about 10 weeks pregnant and have no medical insurance. I have applied for medicaid and for the Texas CHIP perinatal care program and have been denied for both because I make too much money. I heard about this program called the Maternity card so I called about that, none of the doctors in my area have ever heard of it and would not take it. I am so scared, there is no way that I can afford to have this baby and pay private pay. They want 600.00 up front and have 3,000.00 paid off by the time I am 6 months. I have other children and don't know what to do. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas, I am so worried that I will end up not having any prenatal care and having this baby at home. I already know that if I did not have insurance then I should have not gotten pregnant, please don't tell me that I already know but now that I am what can I do?

can u plz help? my 5 year old son suffers frm perinatal hypoxia wen he was born he dint cry for 5 mins nd den had convulsion is dis disease curable ? will he eva b able 2 walk or talk or even b able 2 use da pen 4 writin?? plz help

Baby Blues during Pregnancy? Does anyone out there have, or have you experienced perinatal depression? I need some ideas on things to do to help myself feel better. I cry all the time. Little things upset me. I can't help but be annoyed by even the people I love. I feel like the worst person in the world. I have a diagnosis of Perinatal Depression.

What to expect? I am going to a perinatal dr. What can i expectat his office? I will be 20 weeks when i go. Also I have a genetic condition that can pass on.

Terrified of tomorrow...? I go back to the PWC(Perinatal Womens Center) to get another ultrasound to check the heart of my baby again, and too look for more complications.... (I went 2 weeks ago. and they found a heart problem, and problem with the left leg/foot....and then I had an Amnio and found out last friday my baby has a Rare Partial Deletion on a chromosome. They also never got too see the face last time, and I'm terrified of what they might find tomorrow.) Any calming words?

HIV related questions. Please help!? Can you contract the disease from with Aids contaminated food, from perinatal transmission or thru breast feeding? I need this for an exam. Thanks.

CHIPS insurance and pregnancy?? My daughters on the CHIPS health insurance program. I just found out im pregnant and i dont have insurance. Im pretty sure we dont qualify for medicaid, we make just a little too much. I know CHIPS insurance has perinatal coverage, does anyone know if i would automatically qualify for it since my daughter is already on that insurance? Thanks in advance for any help or answers!!

So confused??!!!!??? Im 30wks preg with a girl and she has Gastrochisis. My problem is that these babies tend to be premature 32-36 wks according to the specialist and I still haven't decided on delivering natural or c-section. They ( being my ob, perinatal specialist and pediatric specialist) all told me that having her natural or c-section has not had any difference. They've done studies and having her natural has not damaged her intestines and having a c-section would just mean me being in more pain and subject to more health problems. Of course I want to have her natural but im scared even though they've done studies that something could damage her intestines. Im a first time mom. What would you do in this situation?

Nursing???? I'm 14 entering high school exploring nursing careers I want to have my RN then my Msn then masters in -midwives,perinatal, or pediatric which one do you recommend I like planned parenthood type of things,but I also adore children..help? To have my Rn would be 4 years right then 2 years for my masters right? then to major would be 2years???help?