Camellia Women's Health

10/26/2025

Today Camellia docs Dr. Nguyen and Dr. LaValley represented at the annual 5k fun run to benefit My Sister's House! We had so much fun with our families and are so proud to help out this incredible organization!
https://www.my-sisters-house.org/

09/23/2025

From ACOG, the actual experts in pregnancy health.

09/06/2025

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1180418200784501&id=100064489968188&mibextid=Nif5oz

Acetaminophen remains a safe, trusted option for pain relief during pregnancy. Despite recent unfounded claims, there’s no clear evidence linking prudent use to issues with fetal development. ACOG's guidance remains the same. When pain relief is needed during pregnancy, acetaminophen should be used in moderation, and after consulting your doctor.

08/25/2025

As the kids of the Camellia doctors and staff head back to school, I find myself wondering how many of their classmates are Camellia babies? How many kids on their soccer teams? How many unloading in the drop off zone? We're not as big as Kaiser or Sutter but there's a good number of Camellia babies heading off to school this month, and that fact makes me smile!
- Dr. LaValley

08/06/2025

Happy World Breastfeeding Week!

06/04/2025

Happy Pride Month from all of the staff and providers at Camellia Women's Health!

05/29/2025

You may have seen the news that the CDC no longer recommends Covid vaccines for pregnant patients (or healthy children). This does NOT mean that the vaccine has been found to be unsafe for pregnant patients! It only means that the CDC feels that pregnant patients do not especially need the vaccine. However, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists continues to recommend the vaccine during pregnancy, as we know that during pregnancy the immune system is suppressed so what might be a simple viral infection for another person can be catastrophic during pregnancy!

If you have questions or are unsure about vaccines in pregnancy, please ask your provider at your next appointment!

05/21/2025

It has been a LONG while since our last post! As it turns out, it's pretty busy having our own families and being OB/Gyns, who would have thought?
Anyway, here's some really exciting news! If you are pregnant and due between October and February you should consider getting the RSV vaccine between 32 and 36 weeks.

In summary: despite 2024-2025 being a much more severe RSV season than the comparison (2018-2020, pre-Covid), there was a 43% reduction in hospitalizations for the disease in infants 0-7 months old.

Widespread use of maternal RSV vaccination and nirsevimab during the 2024–2025 U.S. RSV season led to a significant reduction in RSV-associated hospitalizations among infants aged 0–7 months. The largest benefits were seen in the youngest and most vulnerable infants, particularly during peak win...