With so many birth control options out there, finding the right option for you can be overwhelming. The Gabrielson Clinic for Women works to help women understand their options and find the best birth control in Iowa for them. We offer a variety of both reversible and permanent birth control...
Your pelvic floor muscles stretch from your pubic bone to your tailbone and support an important range of bodily functions. Changes to your pelvic floor can occur due to a wide variety of circumstances and can significantly impair your daily life. Pelvic floor health is an essential part of women's...
The first signs of pregnancy can appear even before you have a positive pregnancy test. When trying to conceive, any small changes can seem like an indication of pregnancy. Knowing what signs may be a false alarm and when to take a pregnancy test can be confusing, so knowing what...
Effective January 2022, our Clear Lake Clinic is making a few changes to the way we take care of our patients. Monica Forbes, PA-C, will be transitioning to providing acute family practice care as well as offering spa services on Monday and Wednesday. Sarah Orchard, FNP, will see newborns, women’s...
The following article is from the Iowa Department of Public Health. Summary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends urgent action to increase Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination among people who are pregnant, recently pregnant (including those who are lactating), who are trying to become pregnant now, or...
A new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology demonstrates that women who receive the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy pass HIGH levels of antibodies to their babies. Doctors analyzed the umbilical cord blood from 36 newborns whose mothers had received at least one dose of an...
Gabrielson Clinic for Women is dedicated to keeping the public up-to-date on accurate COVID-19 vaccination information. Dr. Emily Hill helps "unlock the facts" of the vaccine for women who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. She covers the following topics: * what she suggests to her pregnant patients about...
Our 300th baby of 2021, Luca Wayne Miller, was born on July 31st at 6:20pm in the evening to parents Tristan and Alisia Bruns, of Forest City, Iowa. Baby Luca weighed 8 pounds 2.6 ounces and was 21.5 inches in length. OurMaternity Center is located at its Clarion Campus. “We...
Yoga is a form of exercise developed some 5000 years ago in India. It is a low-impact, stretching and stability exercise using intentional breathing and pose repetition. Yoga is a great way to exercise daily and reap the innumerable benefits that it offers both physical and mental. It helps relieve...
