Georgia Perinatal Consultants

We understand that there are many questions regarding COVID-19 in pregnant patients, as well as the safety of the new vaccines. Below is the latest information from the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine. We encourage you to review it, and discuss the risks and benefits of the vaccine with your physician. As Board Certified Maternal Fetal Medicine specialists, our doctors are monitoring all of the latest information as it becomes available. COVID Vaccine Advice if You Are P...Continue reading

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October 9 - 16 is Baby Loss Awareness Week. In our practice, we get to experience so much joy with our patients, but we also feel the heartbreak of those that experience loss. We hope you'll join us in raising awareness and supporting those that have experienced the loss of a child.

We were so touched when one of our patients reached out to Dr. Lawrence Nathan recently with an amazing essay her son had written. The following was written by Jacob (who, by the way, won the essay contest for 2nd graders ). Thank you to Natalie and her beautiful sons for letting us share their story! ********************************************************** I want to tell you about my Everyday Heroes. They are: Dr. Lawrence Nathan, Dr. Matthew Clifton and D...r. Matthew Merves. They are my heroes because they helped my brother through hard times. They are really important to me because my little brother would not be alive if it weren’t for them. Dr. Nathan helped my mom when my brother was sick in her belly. He looked inside her belly and saw that he was sick. She had to go to see him every week to see how my brother was doing. If Dr. Nathan did not do what he did for my mom, my little brother would have died in her belly. Dr. Clifton took the bad part of my brother’s lung out. If he didn’t do that, my brother would have died. He did a really good job. He had a lot of pressure because he had to do surgery on a little baby and I think it would be hard to do that. He is really important because he saved my brother’s life. Dr. Merves watched over my brother when he had trouble breathing in the NICU. If he didn’t do that, my brother would have died because he couldn’t breathe on his own. Dr. Merves made sure he was breathing good and his tubes were helping him. He made sure he was doing ok and his heart was still beating, and he was still alive. My brother Crosby is really funny and cute and wild, and he loves Power Rangers! He just turned four years old. He is the best brother I have ever had (and the only brother!). I love him so much. If it weren’t for the doctors, I wouldn’t have him and I would be very sad. I am really thankful for them because they saved my brother’s life. They are my heroes!

Congratulations to Dr. Lawrence Nathan who was named to Georgia Trend magazine's 2020 Top Doctors. Dr. Nathan was the only Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist in the state of Georgia to receive this honor. Well done, Dr. Nathan!! https://www.georgiatrend.com/2020/04/30/2020-top-doctors/

If your kids are already bored at home, the Center for Puppetry Arts might save you! <3 https://www.ajc.com//center-for-p/KuBGQBiqLKxYs2l0WORhWO/

Coronavirus Update We understand that this is a scary time and that you have many questions about how coronavirus may affect you while pregnant. While researchers are learning more every day, there is still a very small sample size to provide data. The latest information from the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine and the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology states: "Currently, there is limited information from published scientific reports about the susceptibility of ...pregnant women to COVID-19 and the severity of infection. Available data are reassuring but are limited to small case series. In general, pregnant women experience immunologic and physiologic changes that make them more susceptible to viral respiratory infections, including potentially COVID-19. It is reasonable to predict that pregnant women might be at greater risk for severe illness, morbidity, or mortality compared with the general population, as is observed with other related coronavirus infections [including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and other viral respiratory infections, such as influenza, during pregnancy." Please know that our doctors and staff are taking every possible precaution to keep themselves and your family protected. At this time, all patients will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms before entering the office. For now, we are asking that you not bring anyone into the office with you to reduce potential exposure to yourself and others. Should we need to adjust your appointment for any reason, we will be sure to contact you, but otherwise you should plan on seeing your doctor as scheduled. We know that this is a difficult time, but we will continue to provide you with the best perinatal care.

Here is the latest information from the CDC on the coronovirus and how it spreads. Georgia now has confirmed cases of the virus, so please take a moment to learn how to lower your risk.

The CDC and Office of the Surgeon General remind everyone that getting your flu shot can provide life-saving protection for you and your baby in his/her first few months of life.

Georgia Perinatal Consultants has a new office in Midtown! You can see Dr. Nicole Hall, Dr. Raymond Allen or Dr. Tom Trevett at this new Northside Hospital location. From Fayette to Forsyth, Marietta to Sandy Springs, we have 8 locations to offer you the best perinatal care by our Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialists. http://www.georgiaperinatal.com/our-locations/

From all of us at Georgia Perinatal, we wish you and your family a safe, happy and healthy new year!! What does 2020 have in store for you?

Two million pounds of chicken is being recalled, and Georgia is among the states with contaminated products. Please check the poultry you have purchased with the numbers in this report! https://www.cnn.com//he/chicken-products-recall/index.html

Dr. Jose Lopez-Zeno happily demonstrating how easy it is to get your flu shot! Flu vaccines given during pregnancy help protect both mom and baby from the flu. For more information on pregnancy and flu vaccines, please visit www.smfm.org/flu.

We love that our doctors support causes that touch their hearts. Today, Dr. Lawrence Nathan rode in the Tour de Fox in an effort to find better treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease. Well done, Dr. Nathan! https://tourdefox.michaeljfox.org/history