Emergency Information

Call us with any questions or concerns during regular office hours. If your emergency occurs after hours the doctor on call can be paged, or, for more immediate assistance, please dial 911.

Office Hours
Monday - Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Call us immediately if you're experiencing:

• Severe lower abdominal pain
• Bleeding (bright red)
• Loss of fluids
• Sudden, severe headaches
• Visual disturbances with severe headache
• Painful urination with backache or fever
• Fainting
• Severe nausea and vomiting (more than three times a day)
• At 28 weeks, less than four fetal movements per hour when relaxing and concentrating on movements
• More than four contractions in one-hour prior to 36 weeks
• Contractions eight minutes apart when you are due to deliver

Call us the same day if you're experiencing:

• Bleeding (pink or brown)
• Swelling of face and hands
• Painful urination
• Fever greater than 100.4
• Sudden weight gain of four pounds in one week
• All over itching

Morning Sickness

Coping with Morning Sickness

Nausea and vomiting many times occur during the early months of pregnancy. Although it's frequently referred to as "morning sickness", it can occur anytime of the day or night. Usually it disappears after about the third month.

Morning sickness is a result of the influence of increased amounts of estrogen and progesterone produced by the ovaries early in pregnancy. Because of the increasing levels of these hormones, the cells that secrete them in the stomach increase production of gastric juices. At the same time, the bowel slows down its ability to empty the contents of the stomach. This is what causes a feeling of nausea, and in some cases, vomiting.

What can I do to prevent morning sickness?

Try any of these remedies. Most likely one of them will work for you.

• Eat a piece of bread or a few crackers before you get out of bed in the morning, or when you feel nauseated. You may put them close to your bed the night before.
• Get out of bed slowly; avoid sudden movements.
• Have some yogurt, cottage cheese, juice or milk before you go to bed or before you get up. Or try one of these if you have to get up during the night.
• Eat high-protein foods like eggs, cheese, nuts, meats, etc. Also eat fruit or drink fruit juices. These foods and drinks help prevent low sugar levels in the blood, which can also cause nausea.
• Drink soups or other liquids between meals instead of with meals.
• Avoid greasy or fried foods because they are hard to digest.
• Avoid spicy, heavily seasoned foods.