Are you thinking about starting our growing your family? You and your partner may be wondering what you can do to improve your chances of conceiving naturally and bringing a healthy baby into this world. In the last several years, we have learned a lot about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle to improve the [...]
Hallo und willkommen! Dieser Artikel richtet sich an unsere deutschsprachigen Patientinnen und Patienten. Mein Name ist Christiane Siebert. Ich bin Doktor der chinesischen Medizin und in New York und New Jersey zugelassen. Außerdem bin ich Heilpraktikerin in Deutschland. Meine Praxis für Akupunktur, TCM und Naturheilverfahren befindet sich in Midtown Manhattan. Wir haben eine Zweigstelle in [...]
You made it. You gave birth! Is this your first baby, second, or third? Maybe you gave birth vaginally or delivered via C-section; at home or in a hospital. It is also possible that things didn’t go as expected; your baby may have come early, need medical care, or even be stillborn. You can be [...]
You’re nearing the end of your journey through pregnancy and may be wondering what you can do to encourage natural labor and childbirth to bring your baby into this world. Each phase of your pregnancy had its joys and challenges. Maybe you experienced nausea early on. Aches and pains are not uncommon as your body [...]
Deep inside your body is a network of muscles, tendons, and ligaments attached to your pelvis, a group of bones at the bottom of your torso. Think of it as a flexible and adaptable system, similar to a trapeze, that helps hold your internal organs in place and yet is flexible enough to allow [...]
Over the last couple of months, you refrained from leaving your home and seeking care as much of possible to comply with official stay-at-home orders aiming to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus causing COVID-19. Our communal efforts have made a big difference and helped save many lives, especially here in New York [...]
The hormonal birth control pill became available in 1960 and helped create a revolution in industrialized countries by enabling women to control if and when they will have babies. Certainly, doctors, researchers and patients initially came under tremendous pressure (and some spent time in jail) for something that gave women more say over their fertility, [...]
Carrying an unborn child is usually a joyful and satisfying experience for a woman. You (and your partner) are looking forward to meeting this miracle of conception and growing your family. But pregnancy is also a time when a woman’s body goes through many changes that can affect your physical and emotional wellbeing. These discomforts [...]
Expecting mothers these days, encouraged maybe by their friends or doula, create a birth plan while they are pregnant. If that's true for you, are you also thinking about an after-birth plan? Currently, the spotlight is trained more on what to expect at your birth, and how to prepare for it to increase your chances [...]
Many expectant parents are now engaging a doula as childbirth approaches. This can be a great choice, especially for first-time mothers or those without local family support. So, what's a doula? A doula is a professionally trained birth coach. Most doulas are women who have given birth themselves and have also attended many more births [...]
