Georgia Perinatal Consultants

12/29/2022

Thank you for your support in 2022! Our offices will be closed Friday, December 29th, and Monday, January 2nd in observance of the New Year Holiday. See you in 2023!

12/21/2022

Uh oh, we missed Dr. Nathan's birthday last week. Please help us wish him a belated Happy Birthday!

12/19/2022

12/16/2022

Join us in wishing our own superstar Dr. Nicole Hall a wonderful birthday weekend! 🤩

11/18/2022

We are excited to share that Dr. Lopez-Zeno made the Atlanta Magazine 2022 Top Docs List for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Please join us in congratulating him! 🙌

11/07/2022

Georgia Perinatal Consultants asks you to join us in congratulating Dr. Tameeka Law Walker on being named a 2022 Top Doc in Maternal-Fetal Medicine 🤩

11/04/2022

Wishing Dr. Fogle the best day ever!

10/31/2022

Happy Birthday Dr. Nirgudkar🥳

10/28/2022

Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Trevett for making Atlanta Magazines Top 2022 Doctors for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

10/24/2022

Congratulations to Dr. Allen for making the 2022 Top Doctors list for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

10/14/2022

Happy Birthday to Dr. Teigen!

10/12/2022

Georgia Perinatal Consultants

Dr. Lopez-Zeno rolled up his sleeve this morning to get his Flu Shot. Help protect yourself and those you love from the 2022-2023 Flu season 🦠 by stopping for your shot today at your local pharmacy.

Our MDs are board certified in OB/GYN, plus have three additional years of training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine. We offer 7 locations in metro Atlanta.

10/09/2022

Wishing Dr. Law-Walker a beautiful birthday and year ahead

10/15/2021

Opinion: How to protect pregnant people from Covid-19

Pregnancy, Covid, and vaccinations. https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/12/opinions/protect-pregnant-people-covid-19-box-jamieson-monroe/index.html

We can all play a role in helping prevent additional and unnecessary maternal deaths from Covid-19, write Kristina Box, Denise Jamieson and Judy Monroe.

05/16/2021

We are so proud of Dr. Lawrence Nathan, who was once again chosen as a Georgia Trend Magazine's Top Doctor. Dr. Nathan was the only Maternal-Fetal Medicine doctor chosen from the state of Georgia. Congratulations, Dr. Nathan - we are so lucky to have you as a part of the GPC family!

05/12/2021

Northside Hospital - Don’t Miss Your Shot at Keeping Babies Safe

GPC physicians Dr. Kevin Gomez and Dr. Nicole Hall discuss the COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women and those wishing to become pregnant. Thanks to Northside Hospital for getting out this important info! https://vimeo.com/542615053/444a00f85a

This is "Northside Hospital - Don’t Miss Your Shot at Keeping Babies Safe" by Willis Towers Watson C&CM on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos…

01/30/2021

Evidence Builds That Pregnant Women Pass Covid Antibodies to Newborns

The latest info on COVID-19 antibodies in pregnancy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/well/family/covid-antibodies-pregnant-newborn.html

A new study suggests that protective antibodies can be transferred through the placenta, and the baby may receive more of them if a mother is infected with Covid earlier in her pregnancy.

12/16/2020

We understand that there are many questions regarding COVID-19 in pregnant patients, as well as the safety of the new vaccines. Below is the latest information from the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine. We encourage you to review it, and discuss the risks and benefits of the vaccine with your physician. As Board Certified Maternal Fetal Medicine specialists, our doctors are monitoring all of the latest information as it becomes available.

COVID Vaccine Advice if You Are Pregnant or Breastfeeding

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued emergency use authorization for a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 for people age 16 years and older. Persons who are pregnant and breastfeeding may also choose to be vaccinated. This first vaccine, made by the drug company Pfizer, is given intramuscularly, in 2 doses at least 21 days apart.
1. It will be given first to healthcare workers and people living in long-term care facilities.
2. It is likely the next group to receive a vaccine will be people with preexisting high-risk health conditions, teachers and other
frontline workers, and people older than 65 years will get the vaccine. Everyone else will get the vaccine after these groups are vaccinated. At least one more vaccine will likely be approved in
the coming weeks and months.

Information for Pregnant Individuals
If you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant and are thinking about getting the vaccine, talk with your health care professional about the vaccine’s risks and benefits. During this
conversation, you can decide what is best for you based on your risk of getting COVID-19, your risk of getting severe disease if you become infected with COVID-19, and the risks and benefits of getting the vaccine.

To help with your decision, you and your healthcare professional should answer the following key questions:

• What are the known risks of getting the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy?
• The vaccine has not yet been tested in pregnant women. Pregnant women were not allowed to take part in the clinical trials of the vaccine. A few people who received the vaccine in the clinical trials did get pregnant. There have been no reports of any problems with these pregnancies, and they are continuing to be monitored.
• Going forward, as pregnant individuals get the vaccine, the FDA will gather detailed information about its safety and effectiveness during pregnancy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with other federal partners, will monitor new vaccines for serious side effects using existing vaccine safety monitoring systems. You can participate in this effort by enrolling in V-Safe After Vaccination Health Checker (more information on this program is given below).
• A safe vaccine is one in which the benefits of getting it outweigh the risks. The Pfizer vaccine is not a live vaccine. There is only a very small chance that the vaccine crosses the placenta, so it’s unlikely that it even reaches the fetus, although we don’t know this for sure. The only people older than age 16 who should NOT get the vaccine are those who have had a severe allergic reaction to vaccines in the past.
• Side effects may occur in the first 3 days after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. These include mild to moderate fever, headache, and muscle aches. In the COVID-19 trials, less than 4% of people developed a fever after the first dose, and about 16% developed a fever after the second dose. Experts recommend that pregnant people receiving the COVID-19 vaccine who develop fever take acetaminophen (Tylenol). This medication is safe to use during
pregnancy and does not affect how the vaccine works.

What are the benefits of getting the COVID-19 vaccine?
The vaccine can help protect you from getting COVID-19. You must get both doses of the vaccine for it to be fully effective. It’s not yet known whether it prevents passing the virus to others if you do get COVID-19 or how long protection lasts. At this time, vaccinated people still need to wear masks and practice social distancing.

What are the known risks of getting COVID-19 during pregnancy?
About 1 to 3 per 1,000 pregnant women with COVID-19 will develop severe disease. Compared with those who aren’t pregnant, COVID-19-infected pregnant people:
• Are 3 times more likely to need ICU care
• Are 2 to 3 times more likely need advanced life support and a breathing tube
• Have a small increased risk of dying due to COVID-19
They may also be at increased risk of stillbirth and preterm birth.

What is my risk of getting COVID-19?
Your risk of getting COVID-19 depends on the chance that you will come into contact with another infected person. This may be higher if you live in a community where there is a lot of COVID-19 infection or work in healthcare or another high-contact setting. The vaccine is being given first to healthcare workers, many of whom are considering pregnancy, pregnant, or lactating.

What is my risk for severe complications if I get COVID-19?
Older pregnant women; those with have preexisting health conditions, such as a body mass index higher than 35 kg/m2, diabetes, and heart disorders; and Black or Latinx women have an especially increased risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19.

After you and your healthcare provider answer the above questions, you can make an informed decision about whether to get the COVID-19 vaccine. If you still have questions about the vaccine or need more information, ask your health care provider or go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 vaccine webpage.

Information for Breastfeeding/Lactating Individuals
The COVID-19 vaccine should be offered to people who are breastfeeding/lactating. Although lactating individuals were not allowed in the clinical trials, based on experience with other
vaccines, the benefits of vaccination outweigh the very small safety concerns. You don’t have to delay or stop breastfeeding just because you get the vaccine.

Choosing the Vaccine…Or Not
If you choose to get the vaccine, the CDC is committed to making sure that it is safe for all individuals. Your health professional will give you information about enrolling in the V-Safe After Vaccination Health Checker. This program lets your healthcare professional check in daily for 1 week following your vaccination. You can also report any side effects or concerns you might have – all through your smartphone! You’ll receive information about how to sign up when you get your vaccine. If you choose not to get the vaccine while pregnant, you can get it after you have your baby.
Talk to your health care provider about a plan to get the vaccine after pregnancy. No matter what you decide, it is important that you continue to follow COVID-19 infection prevention steps such as wearing a mask, washing your hands frequently, and maintaining
physical distancing of at least 6 feet.

11/21/2020

'ICU grandpa,' who cradled sick and premature babies, has died

The world will miss this kind soul ❤️https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/21/us/iyw-icu-grandpa-dies-trnd/index.html

"The Baby Whisperer," "ICU Grandpa" and, sometimes, just "Grandpa David."

10/10/2020

October 9 - 16 is Baby Loss Awareness Week. In our practice, we get to experience so much joy with our patients, but we also feel the heartbreak of those that experience loss. We hope you'll join us in raising awareness and supporting those that have experienced the loss of a child.

07/11/2020

We were so touched when one of our patients reached out to Dr. Lawrence Nathan recently with an amazing essay her son had written. The following was written by Jacob (who, by the way, won the essay contest for 2nd graders 🥰). Thank you to Natalie and her beautiful sons for letting us share their story!

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I want to tell you about my Everyday Heroes. They are: Dr. Lawrence Nathan, Dr. Matthew Clifton and Dr. Matthew Merves. They are my heroes because they helped my brother through hard times. They are really important to me because my little brother would not be alive if it weren’t for them.

Dr. Nathan helped my mom when my brother was sick in her belly. He looked inside her belly and saw that he was sick. She had to go to see him every week to see how my brother was doing. If Dr. Nathan did not do what he did for my mom, my little brother would have died in her belly.

Dr. Clifton took the bad part of my brother’s lung out. If he didn’t do that, my brother would have died. He did a really good job. He had a lot of pressure because he had to do surgery on a little baby and I think it would be hard to do that. He is really important because he saved my brother’s life.

Dr. Merves watched over my brother when he had trouble breathing in the NICU. If he didn’t do that, my brother would have died because he couldn’t breathe on his own. Dr. Merves made
sure he was breathing good and his tubes were helping him. He made sure he was doing ok and his heart was still beating, and he was still alive.

My brother Crosby is really funny and cute and wild, and he loves Power Rangers! He just turned four years old. He is the best brother I have ever had (and the only brother!). I love him so much.

If it weren’t for the doctors, I wouldn’t have him and I would be very sad. I am really thankful for them because they saved my brother’s life. They are my heroes!

05/18/2020

2020 Top Doctors - Georgia Trend Magazine

Congratulations to Dr. Lawrence Nathan who was named to Georgia Trend magazine's 2020 Top Doctors. Dr. Nathan was the only Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist in the state of Georgia to receive this honor. Well done, Dr. Nathan!! https://www.georgiatrend.com/2020/04/30/2020-top-doctors/

Credit: Shutterstock Georgia Trend is excited to offer a new feature this month: the inaugural list of the state’s top physicians. These outstanding practitioners represent 56 specialties – from addiction medicine to vascular surgery – and can be found throughout Georgia, from Gainesville to D...

03/18/2020

Center for Puppetry Arts to livestream performances for free

If your kids are already bored at home, the Center for Puppetry Arts might save you!

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts is closed, but as it notes on its hompeage, it’s “digitally open.”

03/17/2020

Coronavirus Update

We understand that this is a scary time and that you have many questions about how coronavirus may affect you while pregnant. While researchers are learning more every day, there is still a very small sample size to provide data. The latest information from the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine and the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology states:

"Currently, there is limited information from published scientific reports about the susceptibility of pregnant women to COVID-19 and the severity of infection. Available data are reassuring but are limited to small case series. In general, pregnant women experience immunologic and physiologic changes that make them more susceptible to viral respiratory infections, including potentially COVID-19. It is reasonable to predict that pregnant women might be at greater risk for severe illness, morbidity, or mortality compared with the general population, as is observed with other related coronavirus infections [including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and other viral respiratory infections, such as influenza, during pregnancy."

Please know that our doctors and staff are taking every possible precaution to keep themselves and your family protected. At this time, all patients will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms before entering the office. For now, we are asking that you not bring anyone into the office with you to reduce potential exposure to yourself and others. Should we need to adjust your appointment for any reason, we will be sure to contact you, but otherwise you should plan on seeing your doctor as scheduled.

We know that this is a difficult time, but we will continue to provide you with the best perinatal care.

03/03/2020

How does COVID-19 spread?

Here is the latest information from the CDC on the coronovirus and how it spreads. Georgia now has confirmed cases of the virus, so please take a moment to learn how to lower your risk.

01/30/2020

Flu Shot

The CDC and Office of the Surgeon General remind everyone that getting your flu shot can provide life-saving protection for you and your baby in his/her first few months of life.

01/16/2020

Georgia Perinatal Consultants has a new office in Midtown! You can see Dr. Nicole Hall, Dr. Raymond Allen or Dr. Tom Trevett at this new Northside Hospital location. From Fayette to Forsyth, Marietta to Sandy Springs, we have 8 locations to offer you the best perinatal care by our Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialists. http://www.georgiaperinatal.com/our-locations/

12/31/2019

From all of us at Georgia Perinatal, we wish you and your family a safe, happy and healthy new year!! What does 2020 have in store for you? 🥳

11/16/2019

3 more measles cases reported in metro Atlanta

3 more measles cases reported in metro Atlanta

The Georgia Department of Public Health says there are three additional cases of measles in Cobb County. 

11/07/2019

More than 2 million pounds of chicken products recalled in eight states

Two million pounds of chicken is being recalled, and Georgia is among the states with contaminated products. Please check the poultry you have purchased with the numbers in this report! https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/07/health/chicken-products-recall/index.html

More than 2 million pounds of poultry products have been recalled in eight states over fears of contamination with foreign matter such as metal, federal health officials said.

10/12/2019

Dr. Jose Lopez-Zeno happily demonstrating how easy it is to get your flu shot! 😁 Flu vaccines given during pregnancy help protect both mom and baby from the flu. For more information on pregnancy and flu vaccines, please visit www.smfm.org/flu.

10/05/2019

We love that our doctors support causes that touch their hearts. Today, Dr. Lawrence Nathan rode in the Tour de Fox in an effort to find better treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease. Well done, Dr. Nathan! https://tourdefox.michaeljfox.org/history

09/21/2019

Timeline photos

Flu given during pregnancy help protect both mom and baby from the flu. Help us by sharing our daily facts or by downloading our NEW, no-cost patient handouts. www.smfm.org/flu

06/14/2019

Raise your hand if you can relate!! 🙋‍♀️

05/21/2019

Georgia Perinatal Consultants is so proud of Dr. Tameeka Law Walker, who was chosen by Atlanta Magazine as one of their 2019 Women Making a Mark.

"Atlanta magazine has long recognized those among us who are doing
extraordinary work in our community to make us and our city better."

Congratulations, Dr. Walker! You make our world better every day!

04/13/2019

Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play sleepers recalled as officials confirm over 30 infant deaths

Please share with anyone that might have this product! https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/12/us/fisher-price-rock-n-play-sleeper-recall/index.html

The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling all Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play Sleepers, linking the product to over 30 infant deaths.

03/09/2019

02/05/2019

Anyone think this is a great idea for parking lots? 🥰

12/31/2018

From everyone at Georgia Perinatal, we hope that your 2019 is a healthy and happy year!