Dr. Lauren Frost, Cardiologist with Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, explains women are supposed to conceive when they’re younger, because their hearts are healthier and it is assumed to be fine to carry a baby. Women’s body responds with increase in heart rate for painful stimulus during labor, the doctor explains. If someone has valve…...

Dr. Jason James, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains patients are prepared for a vaginal birth by getting admitted and then they get an IV. There is no more eating in the hospital, but sometimes you can have your fluids if you are low risk. They put you in the bed and…...

It’s pretty much unknown what causes morning sickness, according to Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida. She also explains about 70 % of women have been experiencing some of the morning sickness symptoms like vomiting and nausea during pregnancy. The specialist advises not going long periods of time without eating.…...

Diet, eating habits, prenatal vitamins and all of the information that is possible are necessary when a woman gets pregnant. Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, affirms ideally when the couple is planning a pregnancy; a woman should start to take folic acid. It decreases the risk of neural tube…...

Dr. Anna Suarez Davis, Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Baptist Hospital of Miami, explains vaginal births are the way nature intended for women to have babies. "This is healthier for baby and for mom, vaginal birth is the way that babies should be born; we are lucky to have the life-saving measure of cesarean sections when…...

How often do women need to see their doctors during pregnancy? Dr. Victoria Bedell, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, says from the first month to seven months, it’s every four weeks and explains why after that time visits should be more frequent. So between finding out a due date and keeping…...

Pregnant women have to be very careful with not getting listeria, because it causes pre-term labor, stillbirth and the baby could be born with infectious diseases such as meningitis. Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, recommends getting all very cooked, avoiding deli meats and unpasteurized foods. There have been…...

Lightening, bloody show, rupture of membranes, dilation and nesting are some signs of labor. Dr. Alberto Sirven, Medical Director of the West Kendall OB/GYN Program and Women and Infant Credentials Committee Chairman with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains each sign and says if contractions are 15 minutes apart, the patient should go to the hospital.…...