What is the fourth trimester and why is it so important to babies and parents? Laura Duke of Pediatric Associates of Richmond on this important time.
Author: Laura Duke
Laura Duke
Laura Duke, CPNP-PC, IBCLC, is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner and lactation consultant who has been seeing young patients and their caregivers at Pediatric Associates of Richmond since 1999. Laura and her husband recently moved to Lake Anna. She loves spending time with her family, including three adult daughters, and is known to spoil her grandchildren on occasion.
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