The woman had tried to flush her baby down the toilet in a motel. She deserved my ire. I immediately dismissed her as less-than for not, at least, leaving the baby in a warm blanket. Why try to kill him– a near-term boy who probably cried as he hit the cold...
Juliet_MD chats with psychiatrist and fitness guru, Dr. Ludmilar Mesidor, about how to survive pandemic related depression and isolation. We need to find a way to stay COVID free and stay sane while adhering to social distancing recommendations. See the conversation:...
Every time there is a shift in our culture, it usually means that women have to manage more tasks to keep the household running. And so it follows, women are working harder during this pandemic. “More Work For Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology From The Open...
We will not weather the pandemic, or this period of social unrest, unless we sleep. Without sleep, we will eat more unhealthy foods, drink too much alcohol, and will be persistently irritable and angry. 1 of 3 Americans do not get enough sleep. The average...
I cringe at the mere mention of the words Home Birth. As much as I don’t want to offend the exceptional nurse midwives who provide this approach, and do not want to belittle the exercise of self-determination by mothers who choose this route, I worry about the...
