by drgaryswift | Mar 19, 2015 | Fertility and Infertility Female, ivf specialist, Reproductive Technology-Medicine
What does IVF stand for? It stands for In Vitro Fertilisation and is a type of assisted reproductive technology that helps women become pregnant. One of the first questions people understandably have for IVF in Australia is ‘how much does IVF cost’? Dr...
by drgaryswift | Feb 10, 2015 | Obstetrics
Rubella, also known as German measles, is a viral infection that can cause birth defects in an unborn baby. It is important for national health that we remain immune to this infection. Rubella is most commonly spread when someone inhales a cough or sneeze from an...
by drgaryswift | Feb 10, 2015 | Obstetrics
In a recent study from University of Queensland the statistics on a caesarean section were shared, “Of women who gave birth in Australian hospitals in 2009, around a third (32.6%) had a caesarean section delivery. The caesarean section rate of 42.5% for women in...
by drgaryswift | Oct 17, 2014 | Answers With Dr Gary Swift, Obstetrics
the preface Multiple studies across the world, credited and peer reviewed, present strong evidence that iron deficiency has and continues to be the world’s most common nutritional deficiency. This being the case we have sought to review the facts across multiple...
by drgaryswift | Oct 16, 2014 | Obstetrics
The term sepsis refers to the presence of pyogenic or other pathogenic organisms and their toxins in tissues or in the blood. Shock is the inability (regardless of the underlying cause) for the circulatory system to maintain adequate cellular perfusion. Inadequate...
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