Healthy Pregnancy

PregnantWoman_with_MidwifeYour healthy delivery day starts with great pre-natal care 

Before getting pregnant, you may have already adopted good health habits to get ready for your baby. But if you didn’t, you can start today.

One of the first steps is learning how to take care of yourself. See a healthcare provider as soon as you think you may be pregnant. They can provide you with resources to care for yourself and your baby throughout your pregnancy and prepare you for your delivery day. 

If you are still looking for a doctor, the team at Spectrum Health Lakeland is here for you. Connect with a member of the obstetrics and gynecology team, here

What happens on delivery day?

At the BirthPlace, we are here to provide you the attention and support you need for a happy, healthy delivery. 

Whether this is your first baby, or you are continuing to build your family, we are committed to helping you
every step of the way. So, you can feel confident on delivery day that your health and the health of your
family is our highest priority.

 

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Physician Profile Video: Catharine Roos, MD (Women’s Health)

Catharine Roos, MD, shares the many reasons why patients schedule an appointment with an obstetrician and gynecologist.

Physician Profile Video: Aubrey Tompkins, CNM (Women’s Health)

Certified Nurse-Midwife Aubrey Tompkins is a Women’s Health specialist seeing patients at Corewell Health Southwestern Medical Women's Health - Niles.

Check-up: Breast augmentation vs. breast lift (Nicole Phillips, MD)

Breast procedures are some of the most popular plastic surgeries from year to year because many women have in mind the breast profile they would like to achieve.

Physician video profile: Nicole Phillips, MD (Plastic Surgery)

Nicole Phillips, MD, is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Stonegate Plastic Surgery.

Umbilical cord prolapse: Bethany Curtis "Right place, right time"

Bethany Curtis shares her birthing experience with the care team at BellaNova Women's Health.

Vaginal birth after C-section: Kimberly Cramer "An empowered experience"

Nurse technician Kimberly Cramer shares her birthing experience with the care team at BellaNova Women's Health and how she felt empowered to safely deliver her second child with a vaginal birth after C-section (VBAC).

Check-up: Is it more than baby blues? (Thomas Wechter, MD)

OBGYN, Thomas Wechter, MD covers baby blues and postpartum depression.

How can you prepare for the cost of birth?

Are you expecting? You may have a lot of financial questions. Our financial counselors are here to help, regardless of your situation.

Breast cancer surgery and reconstruction

Learn more about surgical options for treating breast cancer and how reconstruction following a mastectomy can help women feel confident in their body again.

Check-up: Breast cancer surgery (Maria Rapciak, DO)

Surgery is a common treatment for breast cancer. It’s done to remove as much of the cancer as possible. General surgeon, Maria Rapciak, DO, explains the types of surgical options available to women and the factors that go into creating a plan of care.

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