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Braxton Hicks Contractions: Approaching LaborVideos

Dr. Anna Suarez Davis, Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Baptist Hospital of Miami, explains the term “the baby dropped” is when the baby is engaged in the pelvis, the head is low enough in the pelvis it can cause a little bit more discomfort for mom. “But it doesn’t necessarily mean that labor is upon them, […]

Braxton Hicks Contractions: Approaching Labor

The Signs of LaborVideos

There is not a sure manner to know when the baby is coming, says Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, who adds there are some changes that do occur, such as the cervix can start to dilate. The main signs of labor are: lightening, bloody shows, rupture of membranes, nesting, […]

The Signs of Labor

Labor and EpiduralVideos

Dr. Jason James, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains an epidural is a regional block. “The anesthesiologist or nurse is putting a needle in the spinal canal and infusing some anesthetic and pain medication in that area that is going to numb the lower part of the body.” He also says it […]

Labor and Epidural

Fibroids and PregnancyVideos

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 […]

Fibroids and Pregnancy

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