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Treating Postpartum Depression

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Dr. Jila Senemar, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains physicians need to start with a specific questionnaire to find out and specify what issues they are having with the intention of applying the best therapy in postpartum cases. The ideal combination, she affirms, would be: family support, therapy with trained specialists (psychologists, […]


Breastfeeding: Myths & Facts

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When women are breastfeeding, their body burns about an extra 300 to 500 calories producing milk. If they eat well-balanced diet during their postpartum period, it can lead to a calorie deficit and this produces weight loss, explains Cecilia Betancourt, NICU Lactation Nurse, with Center for Women & Infants South Miami Hospital. She doesn’t advise […]


Pregnancy: Types of Placenta

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Placenta accreta is a serious pregnancy condition that occurs when the placenta grows too deeply into the uterine wall. Dr. Robert Feldman, Chief and Medical Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the different types of placenta and its conditions and complications during the pregnancy.


Hormones & Pregnancy

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Hormones are an important factor during pregnancy, because they affect from the mood of the future mother to the way the body prepares for labor, affirms Doctor Alberto Sirven, Obstetrician-Gynecologist at West Kendall Baptist Hospital. In the first trimester, the increase of estrogen, for example, is the cause of the appearance of dizziness and other […]


Fibroids and Pregnancy

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Pregnancy is possible even if there are fibroids. Dr. Alberto Sirven, Obstetrician & Gynecologist with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, affirms everything depends on the size and location of them. They wouldn’t necessarily cause miscarriage, but they tend to cause contractions, preterm labor and increase risk factors of those conditions. There are multiple treatment options. Hysterectomy […]


DVT during Pregnancy

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Kalley Casey, a Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) patient, says when she was 28 weeks pregnant she woke up and noticed that her calf started to hurt. She thought it was a cramp, but by the early evening it was excruciating to the point where she couldn’t even walk on her leg. Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard, Obstetrician […]


C-Sections and Natural Births

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Women can choose different options in birthing cases. Some of them want to try to have a natural labor an others prefer C-section (cesarean section). Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, also talks about Doula. Doula is a person who is going through a specific training to be able to […]


Finding out Multiple Pregnancy

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Dr. Sarah Bedell, Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Baptist Health South Florida, says a lot of women that have twins or any type of multiple pregnancy will have worsening morning sickness. She explains it is related to the level of pregnancy hormone that they have in their body and that tends to be higher when you […]


How long can you wait to have a baby?

Video Pregnancy Fertility Treatment Healthy Lifestyle Healthy Women Infertility Pregnant

Should you wait to get pregnant? How long should you wait to have a baby, if your biological clock is ticking? Fertility can be mysterious for those wanting to get pregnant, especially for women who have delayed their pregnancy because of health reasons or career choices. Dr. Armando Hernandez-Rey, an Endocrinology & Infertility Specialist from [...]


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