I think that as moms, we have a tendency to judge other mothers' parenting decisions. It's something I try not to do, although it...

Hello, I came across your blog entitled " Radiating yourself in Pregnancy ." I am an interventional cardiologist and normally ...

Sometimes you just feel like a bad mom. Not that you're doing anything wrong, per se, but that everyone else is doing a better job of d...

Mama: Where's your heart? Daughter: (points to left chest) Mama: Yes! And what does your heart do? Daughter: PUMPS! Mama: That's...

I turned on the computer today to see this from cnn.com. The headline for a companion article trumpeted "Bravo to Sheryl Sandberg for...

Comparing maternity leaves and deeming one the all-out winner feels a bit like comparing the children themselves. I am back at wo...

Most MiM's probably consider themselves mothers to human babies, toddlers, teens, or to grown children. But a MiM might also be "m...

I'm sure some of you have heard the recent "gaffe" by Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen. When Mitt Romney commented that his...

Three months is the standard maternity leave in the U.S. Most states will give 12 weeks of family leave, paid or unpaid (often unpaid). A lo...

As I looked at my screen to check which patient was next, seeing her name made me smile. The patient was a delight. I had delivered ...

That's right, I said it. Breastmilk isn't always best. I always considered myself to have a very healthy attitude about breastfeed...

So here I am, an Internist and a mom, with a 3 month old baby girl and a 22 month old toddler boy, and with all that there is plenty of fodd...

Dear Mothers in Medicine, It's been 9 months since I last wrote to you and I cannot thank you enough for your help and guidance. I wa...

Mothers in medicine is my refuge, my voice and my forum. So today, I am going to post about Trayvon. Today I will go to work with a hoodie o...

…I didn’t match. There are probably many reasons why. I was geographically limited in two ways: my custody agreement limited me to the South...