Postpartum could be a very difficult period for women. Janette Janero, Owner with Naked Formula, considers five weeks after delivery is a good time for starting exercising. In cases of C-section, Dr. Alberto Sirven, Medical Director of the West Kendall OB/GYN Program and Women and Infant Credentials Committee Chairman with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, says…...

Family support is very important for overcoming postpartum depression. Parents, partner, aunts are the group that is going to help bring these patients out of depression. Dr. Jila Senemar, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, advises to relatives or any person next to the patients to avoid trigger words. “You don’ want to…...

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...