Dr. Karen Plurad-Padilla - OBGYN

25/10/2025

Dear patients/clients, here is our clinic sched for the coming week for your reference. For emergency you can directly message us or contact Ms. Mylyn Esteban.

15/08/2025

🤰 Cervix During Labor

💡 Your cervix plays a key role in childbirth!

🌀 Softening (ripening) – Gets softer to prepare for birth

📏 Effacement – Thins out (0% → 100%)

📏 Dilation – Opens from 0 cm to 10 cm

🕒 Active labor – Faster dilation (around 4–10 cm)

🚼 Fully dilated – Baby is ready to come out!

✅ A midwife or doctor checks dilation during labor to track progress.

11/08/2025

🌸 FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS 🤰
🥚 Ovaries – Produce eggs & female hormones.
📦 Fallopian Tubes – Carry the egg from o***y to uterus.
🏠 Uterus – Where the baby grows during pregnancy.
🚪 Cervix – Opening to the uterus that dilates during labor.
🚼 Va**na – Birth canal & passage for menstrual flow.

01/08/2025

01/08/2025

Maligayang Buwan ng Pagpapasuso, Mommies! 🤱

From World Breastfeeding Week to National Breastfeeding Month, we celebrate YOU, nursing momma. 💖

📅 Aug 1–7: World Breastfeeding Week 🌏
Theme: “Prioritise Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems”
📅 Aug 1–31: National Breastfeeding Month 🇵🇭
Theme: “Forward Together”

This isn’t just about breastfeeding—it’s about giving moms what they TRULY need:
✅ Support from families, workplaces, communities
✅ Access to healthcare and breastfeeding info
✅ A safe, shame-free space to nourish and care

Padede Moms, this month is for YOU. Let’s move forward together in creating a kinder, more supportive world for every Nanay. ✨

🔗 To know more about "What Moms Need to Know About World Breastfeeding Week”, link in bio!

25/07/2025

21/07/2025

Bulaon Clinic is closed today, Monday, 21, 2025 due to bad weather.
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Stay safe and dry mommies!

11/07/2025

When you’re pregnant, it’s important to eat a healthy diet that provides the nutrients you need. That helps keep you feeling your best and promotes healthy fetal development. But pregnancy also puts you at higher risk for foodborne illness. Some foods and drinks can increase your risk for pregnancy complications. Avoid high-mercury fish and processed meat, and go easy on salt and caffeine.

08/07/2025

Endometriosis is a common cause of pelvic pain affecting approximately 10% of reproductive-age women.

This narrative review summarizes the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of endometriosis.

https://ja.ma/4lEoOuN

05/07/2025

Clinic is cancelled today July 5, 2025 due to heavy rainfall. Keep safe and dry.

29/06/2025

🤰 Pregnancy Changes Month by Month

🌱 Month 1: Missed period, fatigue, tender breasts
👃 Month 2: Nausea, mood swings, heightened sense of smell
🩸 Month 3: Bloating, visible veins, frequent urination
🤎 Month 4: Baby bump starts, less nausea, skin glow
🍼 Month 5: Baby kicks begin, backaches, cravings
📏 Month 6: Swollen feet, stretch marks, stronger movements
💤 Month 7: Braxton Hicks, trouble sleeping, more weight gain
💖 Month 8: Shortness of breath, nesting instinct, leaky breasts
🎉 Month 9: Belly drops, pelvic pressure, labor signs start!