Healthy Mama

We all know people who are reluctant to go to a doctor’s office, right? And some people live so far out in the country that a trip to the doctor is a real challenge. So […]

By Kimberly Steed, nurse and mother of 2 Every parent has battled a child’s fever. It often happens after the doctors’ offices have closed, in the middle of the night or on the weekend. As […]

By Kimberly Steed, RN, MNSc. (woman, nurse, mother of 2 and wife of Dr. Steed) The last few months I’ve been dealing with SEPARATION ANXIETY. Our oldest child, Glyn, never seemed to have an issue […]

By Dr. Matthew Steed, Mercy family practice doctor and obstetrician (and father of two) Most women seem to have a change in appetite immediately after finding out they’re pregnant. Your appetite may go into overdrive […]

Have you ever been to a doctor’s office that smelled like a coffee shop and looked like it might actually be a spa rather than a one-stop clinic for everything from pediatrics to cardiology? Well, […]

Mamas, we are constantly stumbling across things in the World Wide Web that get our attention — things we think our fellow local mamas would want to know about, too. So here’s a roundup of […]

By Dr. Matthew Steed, Mercy family practice doctor and obstetrician (and father of 2) I’m commonly asked what things are safe during pregnancy. Over the years, I’ve been asked some “odd” questions: “My aunt has […]

During American Heart Month, Mercy Health is offering heart risk screening packages at a reduced rate. We plan on sending our husbands for these heart and vascular screenings. They’ll help identify problems before symptoms appear, […]