There’s a difference between postpartum depression and Baby blues. In both cases, Dr. Jila Senemar, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, advises consulting with a qualified physician in order to manage the situation. She also says there is a spectrum of these mood disorders after delivering a baby in a postpartum period. In…...

Specialist Dr. Jila Senemar, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, advises pulling patients with postpartum depression out of isolation, even though they feel that it is what they need. She says those patients need to be out, to be productive, to involve with family and friends and they need to be with…...

Frankie Powell, Patient Care Supervisor of Labor & Delivery at Homestead Hospital, explains postpartum depression doesn't go away. "There's a stigma on it. One in five women suffer from postpartum depression, or a postpartum maternal mental illness, and that is something that we need to make sure that people know and women know". She…...

Frankie Powell, Patient Care Supervisor of Labor & Delivery at Homestead Hospital, says postpartum is the worst case scenario. "It is when you feel you could harm yourself, your baby, you have hallucinations, delusions, you're hearing things, and you’re hearing voices. This is the worst case scenario, and unfortunately this happens in one out…...

How effective is birth control? Dr. Paola Bordoni, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about the most common options, such as the pill, female sterilization, male condom, and long-acting reversible contraception, among others. According to the Centers for Disease Control the more common option is birth control pills and a CDC…...

How effective is the calendar method? How do you calculate the calendar method? Dr. Paola Bordoni, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains this type of birth control and says the calendar method can work for women that have regular periods...

Are generic birth control pills as effective as brand ones? Dr. Paola Bordoni, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the generic pill has the same components as the trademark birth-control pill, and talks about the differences existing in the side effects of both of them. You're given a birth control but…...

How medical history is related to birth control methods? Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains medical history is important because for somebody with high blood pressure over the age of 35, estrogen is not going to be an option. What about overall health is there anything in…...