FAQ

We will be glad to see you in our NewM Perinatal and family Care Clinic at any time of your pregnancy.

• Call the Doctor as soon as you found out that you are pregnant
• Begin a Prenatal Vitamin Complex (containing Folic acid and vitamin D)
• Stop smoking, drinking alcohol and cut down your caffeine
• Write down the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP)
• Exclude pregnancy unsafe food: soft cheeses, smoked meats, raw fish, undercooked eggs, wine.
  Note: Always take snacks with you to have a small meal every 2.5 hours in between main course meals (nuts, fruits, vegetables)
• Check your maternity leave policy at your workplace.
• Tell your husband and relatives about your pregnancy =)
• Rest (Enrol in our Meditation class)
• Exercise (Enrol in our Prenatal Yoga class)

High levels of mercury fish are:

• Shark
• Swordfish
• King mackerel
• Tilefish
• Bigeye tuna (found in sushi)
• Marlin
• Orange roughy

Check your cosmetic list of ingredients that you are using.

You should avoid:

• Phthalates
• Benzoyl Peroxide
• Fragrance
• BPA
• Hydroquinone
• Formaldehyde
• Parabens
• Retinoids
• Salicylic Acid
• Thioglycolic Acid
• Chemical Sunscreens (Avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate, octocrylene, oxybenzone, oxtinoxate, menthyl anthranilate, oxtocrylene)
• Botulinum Toxin
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
• Diazolidinyl Urea
• Stearic Acid

Postpartum check-up with a doctor at your ob/gyn’s practice usually happens at about six weeks following the delivery.

Your doctor will perform a general assessment to ensure that you are physically and emotionally well and normally adjusting to a new motherhood.

• After you give birth you still may experience vaginal discharge which will gradually decrease and change to pink, then brown and finally to yellow color.
• You may bleed for as long as six weeks, no longer.
• We recommend waiting at least 6 weeks before resuming sexual activity.
• Not recommended to take baths and attend swimming pools during the 6-week period after labour.
• You should visit your Gynecologist for 6 weeks after the labor check-up.
• To avoid unplanned pregnancy you must use condoms which is safe during this time.
• If you are breastfeeding you may eat different nutritious food, gradually expanding your menu. No strict diet is recommended.
• Make sure you did everything for baby safe breastfeeding (If difficulties occur call us to make an appointment with our lactation consultant ).

Pelvic floor muscle physiotherapy is a group of practical exercises to maintain and restore the pelvic floor muscles for urinary incontinence, discomfort during sex, and vaginal prolapse.

Neonatal and children’s massage helps with:

• developmental disorders or diseases of the musculoskeletal system (flat feet, flat-valgus feet, clubfoot and torticollis, postural disorder, joint instability, hyperreflexia, low muscle tone, inability to hold head up, inability to rollover, crawl, sit up or learn to walk);
• respiratory diseases (children often sick with viral diseases, repeated bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma);
• circulatory system (vegetative-vascular dystonia); diseases of the digestive system (colic, constipation, biliary dyskinesia).

Particular attention is paid to massage for diseases of the nervous system (fasiness, sleeping issues, cerebral palsy), etc.