The practice of Dr. Louise Gautreaux Collins strives to provide innovative, compassionate, and patient-centered care to women from adolescence, through pregnancy, menopause, and later years.
We are also pleased to welcome Emilie L. Patrón, APRN, to our practice. Emilie is Board Certified as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner. As a mid-level provider, Emilie is able to provide holistic, comprehensive health care to women of all ages.
Due to the road closures, the office will be closed until driving conditions improve. We suggest calling the office before driving there to confirm that we will be open. We will call to reschedule any missed appointments once we get to the office today or tomorrow. Sorry for the inconvenience, and stay warm!
We are still out of electricity and phone lines. Electricity is expected to be restored by 10pm tonight. Hopefully we will be functional by tomorrow. We will contact anyone who needs to be rescheduled from yesterday as soon as possible. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Due to the weather conditions, we must CANCEL all appointments for the rest of the day. We have no phones or electricity. We will call you to reschedule tomorrow, assuming everything is working. We apologize for this inconvenience. Please be safe in this weather.
Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!
November is Diabetes Awareness Month..here's a little bit about Gestational Diabetes.
Did you know?
In 1988, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed October as SIDS, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Each and every day, in communities across America, expectant moms will feel their baby’s first kick; parents will listen to their newborn’s first cry; and families will celebrate the birthday of a healthy baby. Also each and every day, 13 babies will be lost to SIDS and other sudden, unexpected infant deaths; more than 70 new parents will have listened sadly their stillborn baby’s silence; and countless lives will be lost to miscarriage and other causes of infant death.
Take a minute to reach out to a family suffering from the loss of a precious baby and let them know you’re there.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!!
AUGUST IS NATIONAL BREASTFEEDING AWARENESS MONTH!
Every woman's journey to motherhood is different, but one of the first decisions a new mom makes is how to feed her child. The decision to breastfeed is a personal one. As a new mom, you deserve support no matter how you decide to feed your baby. You should not be made to feel guilty if you cannot or choose not to breastfeed. At www.womenshealth.gov, you can find tips and suggestions to help you successfully breastfeed, whether you decide to breastfeed for two weeks, two years, or more.
NATIONAL IMMUNIZATIONA AWARENESS MONTH
******* Why do adults need vaccines? ******* All adults need vaccinations to help prevent getting several serious diseases that could result in poor health, missed work, medical bills and not being able to care for family. Even if adults were vaccinated at a younger age, the immunity from those vaccines can wear off or the virus or bacteria that the vaccine protects against changes so your resistance is not as strong. And as adults get older, they may also be at risk for vaccine-preventable diseases due to their job, lifestyle, travel or chronic health condition.
July is CORD BLOOD AWARENESS month! ****************************************************
Cord blood contains stem cells that can save lives!
The goal of Cord Blood Awareness Month is to raise awareness of the medical value of newborn stem cells from umbilical cord blood, which have been used successfully for more than 20 years to treat over 80 life-threatening diseases, including genetic disorders and cancers.
Newborn cord blood cells have a special characteristic that makes them more effective than other types of stem cells. Because they are "young" and "inexperienced", they are less likely to "cause trouble" when used in treatment. Therefore, they can more easily integrate themselves into a patient's body.
What is Group B Strep (GBS) ? ***************************************** GBS is a type of bacteria that is naturally found in the digestive and lower reproductive tracts of both men and women. About 1 in 4 pregnant women "carry" or are "colonized" with GBS. Carrying GBS does not mean that you have an infection or are unclean. Anyone can carry GBS.
Your provider should do a urine culture for GBS and other bacteria at the first prenatal visit. If your urine tests positive, your provider should consider you as "GBS colonized" for this pregnancy so that you receive IV antibiotics for GBS when labor starts/your water breaks.
It is now the standard of care in the US for all pregnant women to be routinely tested for GBS at 35-37 weeks during each pregnancy unless their urine already cultured positive in the current pregnancy.
Happy 4th of July & THANKS to those who serve!