Diabetes in Pregnancy: Keeping You and Your Child Healthy

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Monica Freidline, RN, NP, CNM is a Certified Nurse Midwife.  She is a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, and certified nurse midwife (CNM) in the Commonwealth of Virginia.  Before becoming a CNM, she was a labor and delivery nurse for 15 years.  Her scope of practice includes prenatal care, childbirth for low-risk patients, postpartum care, and…

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Do I need to take extra Vitamin D while I’m pregnant?

Monica Freidline, RN, NP, CNM is a Certified Nurse Midwife.  Before becoming a Certified Nurse Midwife, Monica was a Registered Labor & Delivery Nurse for 15 years. She practices at Capital Women’s Care.  The Importance of Vitamin D Supplementation During Pregnancy Vitamin D – also known as the “sunshine vitamin” – yields many health benefits;…

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