Every woman is different, and every pregnancy is different. Dr. Eduardo Valdes, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about the importance of educating women about being pregnant from the first time they come into the office.
Whooping cough and flu vaccines during pregnancy are recommended by Doctor Alberto Sirven, Obstetrician-Gynecologist at West Kendall Baptist Hospital. He explains when the woman gets vaccinated during this period, she transfers the antibodies to the unborn baby. The doctor mentions there were at least 7 deaths associated with flu. That’s why he recommends getting vaccinated […]
Physical changes start during pregnancy as well as hormonal changes. Sandi Glandt, Family & Fitness Coach with Business and Body, explains the process consists of navigating across a lot of topics and suggests some tools to make women feel more confident.
Dr. Joanna Bedell, Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Baptist Health South Florida, says the average weight that a woman gains when it is one baby is about 25 to 30 if you are already starting at a normal weight. “For patients who are coming into the pregnancy overweight, we recommend maybe 10, 15, 20 pounds, a […]
How do symptoms change from the first to the second trimester? Dr. Eduardo Valdes, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about women starting to feel better, women not being as tired as they were before, and the body finally adapting to the changes in the hormones.
Gallstones can be developed during pregnancy, says Dr. Todd Mangione, General Surgeon with Homestead Hospital, but he doesn’t recommend their removal, unless the mom is coming in with multiple bouts of gallbladder attacks. Fatty foods can be avoided for preventing gallstones, although if it’s considered “good fat”, the specialist explains.
Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, recommends all of her patients to take prenatal vitamins, avoid caffeine abuse, and take 300 additional calories per day. Also, she explains gestational diabetes is not getting by an extra sugar consumption during pregnancy. “The risk factors that cause gestational diabetes are being overweight […]
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 D&C (Dilation and Curettage) procedure is to remove the products of conception after a miscarriage. He says if you have a miscarriage after 13-14 weeks of gestation, it is called a […]
Doctor Alberto Sirven, Obstetrician-Gynecologist at West Kendall Baptist Hospital, regards nutrition as one of the most interesting parts of pregnancy, because Latin people tend to believe that women are eating for two. However, he defers on that because he thinks a woman is eating for one and “one healthy person,” he says. The doctor recommends […]
