At Maternal Resources we have your best interest at heart and we have your back. Our goal is to understand your hopes and desires for your birth experience and align with you! We specialize in all types of births, VBACs, twins vaginally, Breech vaginally, high risk pregnancies all under and…
What is shoulder dystocia in childbirth? Is it dangerous for the pregnant woman? Shoulder dystocia is when the shoulders fail to delivery easily after the bady's head. If the shoulders do not deliver easily with a few simple maneuvers it is considered an obstetric emergency. Shoulder dystocia is not always…
How to tell if you pregnancy is a high risk pregnancy or low risk? What constitutes when a pregnancy becomes risky?
Everything you ever wanted to know (and maybe somethings you didn't want to know) about an episiotomy in labor from two experts who are in the labor room day in and day out. Yaakov Abdelhak is an MFM fetal medicine specialist and high risk OBGYN. He his highly trained and…
Dr. Abdelhak expounds on when a spontaneous labor may need a little assistance when to use it and why. Also included here are the types of assisted vaginal delivery.
Long gone is the thought of once a cesarean always a cesarean. Women who have had a cesarean delivery in the past have the option of undergoing a trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) delivery or planned repeat cesarean delivery (PRCD) in their next pregnancy. Ideally, a planned TOLAC leads…
Assisted vaginal delivery (also known as operative vaginal delivery) is when the doctor or midwife assists the woman to delivery using forceps, a vacuum, or other devices to extract the baby from the vagina during the second stage (pushing stage) of labor. There are several factors that go into the…
Assisted vaginal delivery (also known as operative vaginal delivery) is when the doctor or midwife assists the woman to delivery using forceps, a vacuum, or other devices to extract the baby from the vagina during the second stage (pushing stage) of labor. There are several factors that go into the…
With so much information on the internet about birth, pregnancy, and labor how can a woman and her family know where to turn? Childbirth experts Dr. Yaakov Abdelhak an Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist and Kristin Mallon, a Certified Nurse Midwife weigh in on topics related to pregnancy and childbirth to…
The short answer is usually not. In a recent study in JAMA episiotomies are no longer recommended as best practices and instead natural tearing is better.
Is it safe to sleep on your back in pregnancy? This and more questions answered in our True Birth Podcast. How and when a woman can sleep on her back when she is expecting.
Better Births and Better Birth Experiences. This practice is all about a pregnancy program designed to help women achieve the type of birth they are envisioning. We shepherd families through the birth choices and through their birthing process. There has been a C-section epidemic in the last 50 years. Today,…
It would be great if all labors were like what we see when we are scrolling on instagram. Clean water births, calm mothers, rose petals, and relative ease. Unfortunately for us, as the comforts of modern life get us further and further away from the lives of our ancestors our…
All about your favorite Dr.John R. He joined Integrative OB and Maternal Resources in 2016 and has quickly become a fan favorite among out patients. He trained in McGee in Philadelphia and is quickly becoming adept at all types of complicated vaginal births. We love our Dr. John!
Our Certified Nurse Midwife, Kristin Mallon sits down with Dr. Abdelhak and asks him all of our burning questions about getting the COVID vaccine in pregnancy. Check out their conversation.
Delivering in Manhattan has some major drawbacks: sharing a room AND bathroom with a roommate after birth, overcrowding an an abundance of students an interns is just to name a few. Just over the George Washington Bridge in NYC, you can deliver at Hackenack UMC. Gorgeous large private labor rooms…
Our low cesarean birth rates (14%), phenomenal patient care and attentive staff are why everyone is raving about us. We offer preconception counseling, the most comprehensive prenatal care available anywhere with all the latest technology and testing along with better birth experiences. Find out why we are worth it!
Dr. Yaakov Abdelhak, MD is a perinatologist with offices throughout Northern New Jersey. He is well known for his commitment to lower c/s delivery rates, normal twin and triplet deliveries, vaginal breech as well as a strong commitment to patient centered care. He believes in a partnership between women, their…
