Dr. Christopher Stroud

01/06/2026

Your “due date” isn’t a deadline, it’s a window of time when you can expect to have your baby.

If you’re pregnant or planning to be, this is crucial information that could help you avoid an unnecessary cesarean section.
Your due date represents 40 weeks, and that’s just the statistical midpoint of a healthy full-term pregnancy, which ranges from 38 to 42 weeks. All of those weeks are considered normal and safe for delivery.

When we treat the due date as a hard deadline, it creates pressure to intervene with induction simply because you’ve reached 40 weeks. And intervening too early significantly increases your chances of ending up with a C-section.

Unless there’s a medical reason to induce, being “past your due date” at 40 weeks and a few days is completely normal.
Don’t fall for the due date mythology. Your baby will come when they’re ready—anywhere in that 38-42 week window.

01/03/2026

01/02/2026

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to our newest Physical Therapist, John Straessle. We are excited to welcome him into the FMCC family!
 
John shared this about himself: “This was also when I had an epiphany that there was more to treatment than just addressing an injury and the associated pain that accompanies it. I realized, that as a physical therapist, my treatment philosophy needed to create an environment for healing which does not just encompass treatment of the injury but rather treatment of the whole person. I then made the decision to take a step further and adopt the philosophy of Doctor Patch Adams ‘If you treat a diagnosis you win and you lose, but if you treat a person I guarantee you that you will win every time.’ This profession has been a blessing to me in many ways and as I reflect on my career I see how God’s hand was in all of this.”

12/31/2025

An IVF clinic told my patient we practice “fake medicine.” This is what they think a “fake” practice looks like.

If treating endometriosis,PCOS, and male infertility isn’t real fertility medicine, then what is?

There’s nothing “fake” about restorative reproductive medicine, unless getting to the cause of infertility and treating that cause is fake.

12/25/2025

From all the providers and staff at FMCC and the Holy Family Birth Center, may you and your family experience the peace of our Lord this Christmas as we celebrate His birth.

We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas, and a safe, prosperous New Year.

Thank you for trusting us to play a part in your family’s journey.

Merry Christmas!

12/23/2025

There is hope for families facing fertility problems if you have a doctor willing to get to the diagnosis and work toward fixing it!

I talked to Dr. Jim Dupree about all things men’s fertility on All Things Women’s Health. Comment PODCAST and I’ll send you a link to watch or listen to the full episode.

12/23/2025

Think fertility is just a women’s health issue? Think again.

On All Things Women’s Health I talked to Dr. Jim Dupree about what every couple needs to know when it comes to men’s fertility. Comment PODCAST and I’ll send you a link to watch or listen on your favorite platform.