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Back to Health Dashboard- Getting medical care during pregnancy is necessary for you and your baby to stay healthy. Find the right prenatal care here at Kaiser Permanente.
- Discusses chronic pain caused by problems other than cancer. Covers symptoms and how chronic pain is diagnosed. Covers conditions that can be treated, like neck pain, low back pain, and arthritis. Info on treatment with medicine and lifestyle changes.
- The first few weeks with your newborn can be wonderful and exhausting at the same time. Kaiser Permanente is here to help with baby care basics.
- Information on type 2 diabetes. Describes how insulin is made and used by the body. Describes symptoms and how type 2 is treated. Provides info on blood sugar (glucose) levels. Discusses obesity's role in type 2 diabetes. Discusses exercise and diet.
- Learn about fetal development and what you (and your baby-to-be) can expect during weeks 33 to 36 of your pregnancy. Every week brings new developments.
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used to relieve pain and fever and to reduce swelling and inflammation caused by injury or diseases such as arthritis. Aspirin, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, and naproxen are commonly used NSAIDs. NSAIDs may cause side effects. The most common are stomach upset, heartburn, and...
- Breastfeeding can be a bonding experience for you and your baby. Discover all the benefits and advantages of breastfeeding from Kaiser Permanente.
- Amazing changes are happening in your newborn's development. Babies' brains develop quickly, as they begin to think, learn, and remember. Newborns listen to and learn the sounds of language. They can communicate with sounds and facial expressions.
- Making a birth plan is a great way to learn your options and share them with us. Use Kaiser Permanente's birth plan template to get started.
- Covers causes and symptoms of high blood pressure. Explains systolic and diastolic pressure numbers. Looks at treatment and prevention steps. Includes risks of untreated high blood pressure such as heart attack, stroke, and kidney failure.
- It's natural to worry about your pregnancy and your baby. Prenatal care helps us find health concerns early so we can monitor them closely.
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a test that uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to make pictures of organs and structures inside the body. In many cases, MRI gives different information about structures in the body than can be seen with an X-ray, ultrasound, or computed tomography (CT) scan. MRI...
- Staying fit helps keep your energy up during pregnancy while reducing aches and pains and improving sleep. If you're not active, now's the time to start.
- A computed tomography (CT) scan uses X-rays to make detailed pictures of structures inside of the body. During the test, you lie on a table that is attached to the CT scanner, which is a large doughnut-shaped machine. The CT scanner sends X-ray pulses through the body. Each pulse lasts less than a second and takes a...
- The importance of after-delivery care cannot be disregarded. After giving birth, a woman's body goes through changes, a period that lasts up to 8 weeks.
- Read Kaiser Permanente's tips for getting to know your new baby and learning how to calm a crying baby. Try these parent-approved baby soothing tips.
- Covers causes and symptoms of asthma in teens and adults. Includes info on avoiding triggers and treating attacks. Looks at treatment with controller medicine. Covers delivery systems that include metered-dose and dry powder inhalers and nebulizers.
- You will need some time to recover after giving birth. Find out what to expect as you recover in the hospital and after you go home with baby.
- Anesthesia is a way to control pain using anesthetic medicine. General anesthesia, which can be injected into a vein or inhaled, affects the entire body and makes the person unconscious. A person under general anesthesia is completely unaware of what is going on and does not feel pain during the surgery or procedure...
- Feeding your baby is one of the first things to do when you get back from the hospital. Learn about breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, and formula feeding.
- Cold and heat therapies are treatments that use cold or heat to help with pain, soreness, muscle spasms, swelling, and inflammation. There are different ways you can do cold and heat therapies. For example, you might use an ice pack for cold...
- Whether you're preparing to get pregnant or just starting to think about it, Kaiser Permanente is here to help with your pre-pregnancy needs.
- Hand-washing is more than just running water over your hands. Washing your hands with soap and water is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of infections. It helps prevent diseases, such as colds, flu, and food poisoning. It's easy. It doesn't cost much. And it works. When should you wash your hands? Wash your...
- The NICU is a high-tech nursery for babies with serious medical needs. Learn more about what to expect there and the support staff you'll work with.
- Includes tips to comfort a child before a medical test. Offers tips based on age, from newborns through the teen years.
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