Using a breast pump may help start labor contractions for some full-term pregnant women or for those past their due dates. The theory is that nipple stimulation from the breast pump increases the ...

Although its prevalence increases with duration of pregnancy, symptoms often occur even in the first trimester. Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the most effective medical therapy for patients ...

It is interesting that an editorialist suggests that omeprazole should perhaps be the PPI of choice in pregnancy, even though it is a category C drug. Nonetheless, my advice in treating pregnant ...