I hope that you all had a great “International Women’s Day”. I am a feminist! I am a Gynecologist. I care for, treat, heal, and deliver women every day. I am a feminist. I am a husband, a father, a son, a brother-in-law and a friend. I love my family. I am a feminist. Women can be mothers, teachers, artists, […]
Giving Thanks
I posted a photo of myself on Thanksgiving with the caption: 100% satisfaction 0% ego I ran a Turkey Trot last November by myself as I have for most Thanksgivings over the past 20 years. Some years I was is shape and some years not so much, but I always brought a competitive attitude feeling […]
Birth Center
I envision a new kind of birthing environment in Orange County, specifically designed for low-risk women desirous of unmedicated birth. Birth suites in a hospital environment that are not only beautiful in design, but also set up in a manner conducive to women laboring without medication and without intervention. I’m talking about a room with […]
Heal Thy Self
As a medical doctor, I was taught to heal with medicine and use evidence based proof that medical or surgical therapy works. Today I have a different approach. I use a combination of traditional Eastern and Western options for healing. As an obstetrician, the standard treatment for a pregnant woman is to ‘stand by’ and […]
What’s The Difference Between A Scheduled C-Section & An Emergency C-Section? OB-GYNs Weigh In
By Kelly Mullen-McWilliams There are two types of C-sections in this world — the emergency kind, and the kind you schedule weeks and sometimes months in advance. Any emergency during labor is stressful and frightening, and women will inevitably experience the two procedures differently. But what should mothers know about these surgeries in advance? What’s the difference […]