Dr Wood joins Yahoo panel for handy tips on pregnancy and babies
Dr Laura Wood, Courtfield’s latest member of the medical team, has taken part in a series of video chats in Bumps, Babies & Beyond, a 48-part video series exclusive to Yahoo! Lifestyle, the online news magazine that looks at issues ranging from health and parenting to fashion and relationships.
In the first three videos, each lasting about 4 mins and hosted by Myleene Klass, the classical musician and TV/radio presenter, Dr Wood joins a group of mothers and mothers to be to discuss common problems experienced by new mothers.
The first, Body changes no one told you about, looks at what you should be warned about before you have a baby. Here new mothers talk about the things no one told them such as unexplained hair loss, stretch marks and physical changes to their bodies.
A second video, Common Pregnancy Myths, sets out to debunk some commonly held beliefs such as 'You can fly in your first trimester' or ‘First babies are always late’ and ‘Pregnancy cravings mean you are lacking something in your diet’!
A third, entitled, When should you take your baby to the doctor? looks at worrying issues for the inexperienced new mother such as understanding and coping with baby’s first illness and at what point should a mother follow her instincts and take her baby to the doctors.
The most recent deals with I'm pregnant – What can and can't I eat?
You can view Dr Wood in interview at:
Body changes no one told you about
http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/myleene-body-changes-in-pregnancy.html
Common pregnancy myths
http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/common-pregnancy-myths.html
When should you take your baby to the doctor?
http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/when-should-you-take-your-baby-to-the-doctor.html
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Selecting Medical Students
Dr Jill Harling has been invited to be on the medical undergraduates selection panel for St George’s, University of London. Dr Harling, who studied medicine at St George's, said; "It's rather nice to be invited by my alma mater to sit on their selection panel."
Weight loss under medical supervision
Dr Laura Wood has become an approved PronoKal weight loss specialist.
PronoKal® is a personalised programme for losing weight under medical supervision. The aim is to effectively and safely achieve a healthy target weight and maintain it.
“The PronoKal® Programme is for anyone who has concerns about their weight or whose doctor has mentioned that they may benefit from weight loss,” says Dr Wood. “As it’s a diet carried out under medical supervision, it offers the reassurance of knowing that you have professional support throughout.”
Only doctors who attend Pronokal’s training courses are authorised to prescribe the Pronokal programme.
For more information take a look at PronoKal’s website at www.pronoka.co.uk If you would like advice as to whether the programme would suit you, contact Dr Wood at the surgery.
