JCM Women's Health Hub - Padre Garcia

28/07/2026

Safe nga bang mag-eroplano during pregnancy?

Find out from Doc JC Macalintal - Perinatologist below 👇

16/07/2026

As an OB-GYN, I’ll tell you how lifestyle changes can impact fertility. My own 50-lb loss journey reminded me that health isn’t just about appearance—it’s about giving yourself the best chance for a healthy pregnancy.

15/07/2026

There is no sound in the world quite like a baby’s first cry. 🥹❤️

In that exact split second, the entire room holds its breath. And then, hearing that sweet, loud cry brings the ultimate sigh of relief. It’s the moment every parent waits for, where all the anxiety, anticipation, and exhaustion completely melt away, replaced by pure awe.

Suddenly, everything changes. In a single heartbeat, two people become parents, a family is instantly transformed, and a whole new chapter of unconditional love begins. Welcome to the world, little one. You are so incredibly loved. ✨👶🍼

12/07/2026

🚨 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝟏: 𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐠 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐧, 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲!�
👀 Sandali lang… sino ba talaga ang nagpauso ng mga ’to? 😂

Sa dami ng pregnancy advice na umiikot, may mga paniniwalang dapat nang i-retire. Kaya simula ngayon, bubuwagin natin ang mga pregnancy myths—isa-isa! 💣

🎥 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭 𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗕𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗣𝗛 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀!

Abangan ang mga susunod na episodes dahil baka pati ang paborito mong “sabi ni lola” ay ma-fact check natin. 😅

👇 Comment mo ang pinaka-weird na pregnancy myth na narinig mo. Baka ’yan na ang susunod nating i-bust!

11/07/2026

👶 From Hour 1 to Hour 16: The Beautiful Grit of New Life 🕒✨

Sixteen hours.

16 hours of continuous monitoring, tracking every contraction, checking vitals, and riding the emotional rollercoaster alongside a brave mother-to-be.

Labor watching is a grueling marathon. It requires patience, laser focus, and a whole lot of endurance from everyone in the room. There are moments of intense quiet, moments of high anxiety, and hours where time seems to stand completely still.

But then... the final push. The first cry. The collective sigh of relief and pure joy in the delivery room.

Bringing a new life into this world via a successful normal delivery makes every single grueling minute worth it. Huge congratulations to the new parents, and a massive shoutout to the incredible medical team who stayed vigilant through the night.

Tara, kape. ☕️

09/07/2026

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧! 🚗💨

Yesterday, I had to make a quick trip to Manila to join our incredible team for another 𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆.

For those who might be hearing this term for the first time, fetal surgery is a highly specialized branch of maternal-fetal medicine where we perform surgical procedures on a baby 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓’𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒃. It allows us to treat life-threatening or debilitating conditions early, giving the baby a much better head start at life before they are even born. 👶✨

Take a look at this quick video of our brilliant anesthesiologist meticulously preparing the fetal anesthesia. 🩺👇

Many people ask, "𝑫𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒚 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒃?" or "𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒅𝒐 𝒘𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒚 𝒊𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒂𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑?"

Fetal anesthesia is absolutely critical for two major reasons:

1. 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳: Just like us, babies can experience stress and pain responses during a procedure. Anesthesia ensures they are completely comfortable and safe.

2. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹: Imagine trying to perform microscopic, precise surgery while your tiny patient is kicking or moving! Fetal anesthesia keeps the baby perfectly still, allowing the surgical team to operate with absolute precision.

It is always a team effort—from the surgeons to the anesthesiologists, nurses, and the brave parents. Every mile traveled is worth it for these tiny miracles! ❤️

05/07/2026

𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑒𝑎𝑟—𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒.

Check out how one anomaly was seen during a routine ultrasound 👇

03/07/2026

Ito yung reason bakit hindi lang measurement ni baby ang tinitignan sa ultrasound 👇

03/07/2026

Ikaw ba ay may diabetes before pregnancy, o nag-develop ng geststional diabetes ngayong pagbubuntis?

Learn how we can help you 👇

𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐢𝐲𝐨 𝐛𝐚 𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐬𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬? 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐭—𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐧.🥑🤰

Ngayong 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸, bigyang-pansin natin ang Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) o ang pagkakaroon ng mataas na sugar habang nagbubuntis. Para sa maraming expectant moms, ang malaman na may GDM sila ay nakakakaba, nakaka-overwhelm, at puno ng pag-aalala para sa kalusugan ng baby.

Pero tandaan: 𝑨𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒚 𝒌𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒈-𝒌𝒂𝒚𝒂 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊-𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓.

Bilang isang 𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 at 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹-𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 (𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆) 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁, tinitingnan ko ang inyong pagbubuntis sa dalawang mahalagang anggulo. Ang pag-manage sa GDM ay hindi nangangahulugang magpapakagutom kayo; ito ay ang tamang pagbibigay-nutrisyon sa inyong dalawa ni baby habang pinapanatiling normal at ligtas ang inyong blood sugar.

🌟 𝑷𝒂𝒂𝒏𝒐 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒌𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑮𝑫𝑴

𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗸 𝘀𝗮 𝗜𝘆𝗼 (𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻): Gagawa tayo ng personalized eating plan na angkop sa inyong panlasa at pamumuhay, para mabusog nang tama nang hindi tumataas ang blood sugar.

𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗸 𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗸𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆: Bilang isang MFM specialist, babantayan ko ang paglaki ni baby, ang fluid levels (panubigan), at ang kanyang kabuuang kalusugan para sa inyong peace of mind.

𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗮: Imbis na magpalipat-lipat kayo sa magkakaibang doktor at nutritionist, makakakuha kayo ng isang diretsong plano kung saan magkasama ang medikal na gamutan at tamang gabay sa pagkain.

Ang GDM ay isang hamon lamang na kayang-kaya nating lampasan. Sa tamang gabay, maaari ninyong makamit ang isang masigla, malusog, at ligtas na pagbubuntis hanggang sa araw ng inyong panganganak.

Kung kayo ay diagnosed na may gestational diabetes o nais magpatingin para sa isang high-risk pregnancy, mag-send lamang ng mensahe dito sa ating official page para sa inyong consultation.

02/07/2026

Wala nang mas sasarap pa sa pakiramdam ng mga magulang kundi ang marinig ang unang tibok ng puso ng kanilang anak. Dito nagsisimula ang isang magandang kwento ng pagmamahal. 🥰