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Frequently Asked Questions
As a physician practicing for over 20 years, I have encountered countless questions and have heard infinite concerns from mothers and their families about everything from smoking during pregnancy to what sort of music may or may not be harmful to the development of a baby’s ears. Hopefully, going through this list will ease some of your worries, or in the least inform you as to what you should and should not be concerned about. - Alexander D. Kofinas, MD

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I am 9 weeks pregnant and have been bleeding on and off since the beginning of my pregnancy. My doctor told me that I have a “threatened miscarriage” and that there is nothing that could be done. Is this dangerous to the health of my baby?

It is well known that women who have recurrent vaginal bleeding during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy have an increased risk to suffer from a miscarriage. However, if the pregnancy continues past 12 weeks, then the risks of prematurity, growth failure and other adverse pregnancy outcomes are increasingly likely to happen. The risk for growth restriction and premature delivery is 2-3 times higher in such patients. If this happens then the baby may suffer the consequences of restricted growth failure and prematurity for the rest of his/her adult life. It is now recognized by most researchers that IUGRIUGR:
This stands for intrauterine growth restriction, which is defined as deficient fetal growth usually caused by placental failure.  is the main cause of adult diseases such as DiabetesDiabetes:
A medical condition where the body is unable to metabolize glucose and as a result experiences a rise in blood sugar levels. , HypertensionHypertension:
This is a cardiovascular disease in which chronic high blood pressure is the primary symptom.  , cardiovascular diseases, stroke, premature lung failure and premature failure of many other organs. At KOFINAS PERINATAL we search for the cause of such bleeding as early as possible and treat such patients aggressively according to the specific problem. The result is a healthy pregnancy with a well developed NeonateNeonate:
A newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old. .

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