Pregnancy and Infant Loss

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and SIDS Awareness Month Autumn leaves are falling…pumpkin spice is in the air and in the coffee and the cereal and everything you can think of.  People are planning Halloween parties and fall festivals and many are going to buy pumpkins at the local pumpkin patch. October

Ectopic Pregnancy – What is it and Can it Happen to Me?

An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a tiny embryo implants somewhere it is not supposed to. Instead of burrowing into the lining of a woman’s uterus the embryo implants into the ovary, fallopian tube (most common), somewhere out in the abdomen, or even in a previous C-section scar.  Ectopic pregnancies are very rare (only 1-2% of all pregnancies),