When can I visit family? | Healthy Habits | KidVision Pre-KVideos

Your child may be asking tough questions regarding COVID-19, Miss Penny is here to help! Miss Penny will answer a variety of questions from young children related to handwashing, social distancing, and overall healthy habits.…

Benefits of Safe Haven ProgramVideos

A Safe Haven for Newborns is an option for women that are pregnant and do not know what to do, are hiding their pregnancy, and for those that are pregnant and receiving no medical care.

Nick Silverio, Founder of …

Maternity and Lactation SpecialistsVideos

Grisel Gigato, Lactation Nurse with the Center for Women and Infants at South Miami Hospital, says a lactation specialist teaches moms to breast-feed, and the benefits of the best nutrition they can offer the baby and the great bond …

The Importance of a Birth PlanVideos

The most important birth plan is the discussion that a patient has with her doctor prior when going to give birth.

Dr. Alberto Sirven, Medical Director of the West Kendall OB/GYN Program and Women and Infant Credentials Committee Chairman …

Premature Birth ComplicationsVideos

Autism, intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, lung problems, and vision and hearing loss are some of the long-term health complications that premature babies can have.

Regarding prematurity, Dr. Alberto Sirven, Medical Director of the West Kendall OB/GYN Program and Women …

Health Benefits of BreastfeedingVideos

Jacquelyn Garcia, Lactation Nurse with the Center for Women and Infants at South Miami Hospital, says breastfeeding helps the baby with respiratory infections, ear infections, and diarrhea.

She also says breastfeeding can help the mother to burn off some …

Florida: Safe Haven LawVideos

According to the Florida Safe Haven Law, you can leave your baby, up to 7 days old, with an employee at any hospital, emergency medical services station or with a fire fighter at any fire station in the state.…

Hormones & PregnancyVideos

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, …

Finding out Multiple PregnancyVideos

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 …