Pregnancy Archives - Sanford Health News

A newborn baby boy breastfeeding for the first time in hospital.

5 breastfeeding tips for new moms

Your breastfeeding questions, answered by a doctor

Rachel Peterson, MD ⋅ 5 min read

Thoughtful pregnant woman looks out the window home. Holding a hand on the tummy. Mental health and pregnancy.

Pandemic affects mental health of pregnant women, new moms

Courtney Collen ⋅ 5 min read

A mother and newborn baby boy are indoors in a hospital room. The mother is sitting in bed and kissing the baby on the forehead.

Newborn screenings: Why do them? What’s the benefit?

Giridhar Guntreddi, MD, FAAP ⋅ 12 min read

COVID-19 FAQs: Are pregnant women ‘high risk’?

Courtney Collen ⋅ 6 min read

Caucasian woman in a mask talks to a caucasian fertility doctor in a mask as they sit in an exam room.

Coronavirus disrupts fertility care, IVF treatments

Courtney Collen ⋅ 7 min read

A pregnant woman, Michele Sorenson, is held by her husband, Kyle. They appreciate the prenatal video visit option

Prenatal video visit option pleases couple and OB/GYN

Benefits include convenience and a more personal atmosphere

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 11 min read

Courtney Collen talks over Skype with Dr. Jeanne Hassebroek-Johnson about potential pregnancy risks with COVID-19

COVID-19 FAQs: OB/GYN talks about potential pregnancy risks

Dr. Hassebroek-Johnson urges women to follow precautions, stay socially distant

Courtney Collen ⋅ 5 min read

Luke and Alissa Sendelbach pose as Alissa holds their newborn baby, Audrey. (Photo courtesy of the Sendelbachs)

Mom describes experience of having baby during pandemic

Sanford nurses 'were amazing. They made us feel like nothing was different'

Courtney Collen ⋅ 7 min read

Smiling Dr. Abrea Roark talks with a patient in an exam room. The patient's back is to the camera.

What women ask about, and what their doctors tell them

Answers to questions such as 'When am I most fertile?' and 'Do I have a UTI?'

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 22 min read

A provider gives a prenatal ultrasound to a pregnant woman to check the health of mom and baby. Maternal mortality rates are a concern nationwide.

Maternal mortality: Working to keep moms safe

Doctors focus on patients' health with regional projects, hospital practices

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 26 min read

Bea Smith holds a stuffed bear while playing on the couch with her husband and their baby, who was delivered via emergency c-section after Bea had appendicitis.

Appendicitis hastens baby’s delivery via C-section

Bea Smith was grateful for a doctor she trusted when pregnancy veered from plans

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 8 min read

Dr. Michelle Baack and Dr. Randy Raustino sit at a table with a laptop open as they look over heart research information.

Heart research: Two lab leaders share common goal, spirit

Dr. Michelle Baack, Dr. Randy Faustino on collaborative, complementary paths

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 18 min read

preeclampsia maternal mortality: white woman doctor checks weight for black pregnant mom, daughter waits

Preeclampsia: Everything you need to know

5% to 10% of U.S. pregnancies are threatened by this condition

Lacey Krebsbach, MD ⋅ 8 min read

Midwife Erin VandeLune standing in front of a blue wall

Busting the myths of midwives

"There is a stereotype that we’re all hippies ... but there is so much more to what a midwife can offer women."

Erin Heinert ⋅ 6 min read

A smiling woman with a baby girl on her lap talks about fertility preservation in an exam room with her oncologist.

Cancer survivor welcomes baby, thanks to her oncologist

Tiffany Olsen: Diagnosis 'doesn't have to be the end of those dreams' of family

SHN Staff ⋅ 6 min read

Mom describes experience of having baby during pandemic

Courtney Collen ⋅ 7 min read

How to keep your baby safe from influenza

SHN Staff ⋅ 4 min read

Heart research: Two lab leaders share common goal, spirit

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 18 min read

Smallest newborn to ‘graduate’ from NICU goes home

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 17 min read

Flu shot FAQs: Myths and facts

Wendell Hoffman, MD ⋅ 6 min read