In general maternal illness does not affect the baby as long as the mother's body functions remain normal. However, it is possible for infections to affect the baby independent of the mother's condition. A small number of viruses relating to the common cold known as adenoviruses have been associated with fetal infections, which may lead to fetal loss. However, most ...
How does implantation relate to fertility?
The vast majority of pregnancy failure occurs in the early stages of pregnancy (the first few days after ovulation and conception). As many as 50% of all patients with suspected infertility suffer from some form of implantation failure. KOFINAS PERINATAL in conjunction with the KOFINAS FERTILITY INSTITUTE identified this problem several years ago and has since developed protocols for the ...
My first baby was less than 5 pounds at 39 weeks and he now has many health problems. Can I prevent this from happening again in my next pregnancy?
The prevailing wisdom among perinatal specialists is that there is no known intervention that might prevent recurrence of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Instead, the only beneficial treatment is to deliver the baby (remove the baby from the hostile intrauterine environment) when the condition is diagnosed. This unfortunately is not true. At Kofinas Perinatal we have been fortunate to realize that ...
