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History of ContraceptionVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AmaoS7xt3k How contraception is evolved? Dr. Paola Bordoni, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about the history of birth control and the Comstock Act in 1873 in the United States, which prohibited the discussion and education of any types of birth control products. TranscriptCan you talk to us about the history of [...]

History of Contraception

Placenta Previa and C-sectionVideos

How often does an emergency C-section happen when a woman has placenta accreta? Dr. Robert Feldman, Chief and Medical Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology with Baptist Health South Florida, explains why placenta previa almost always has to be delivered by C-section.

Placenta Previa and C-section

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 Role of Ob-Gyn in PregnancyVideos

Dr. Victoria Bedell, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains being an ob-gyn is nice, because they have the ability to follow a patient from just getting their period to all the way through menopause. “You follow them throughout their entire life. They start having children, they move on to grandchildren; it’s really […]

The Role of Ob-Gyn in Pregnancy

Alternative Medication for Pain in LaborVideos

Doula (a non-medical assistant in childbirth), water birth and IV narcotics are alternatives for managing labor pain, describes Dr. Alberto Sirven, Medical Director of the West Kendall OB/GYN Program and Women and Infant Credentials Committee Chairman with West Kendall Baptist Hospital. He also says communication between the doctor and the patient is important for taking […]

Alternative Medication for Pain in Labor

Medical Trials and MaternityVideos

Dr. Janet Gersten, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains her work on medical trials related to gynecologic issues. She also says she is working on one for cytomegalovirus (CMV), a very common virus that causes a cold and other symptoms that most patients are immune to them. She points out that about […]

Medical Trials and Maternity

Warning Signs of Premature LaborVideos

Symptoms of preterm labor are the same as labor. Dr. Alejandra Salazar, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, advises going to the E.R immediately if the patient is bleeding, leaking amniotic fluid or has contractions, and explains the treatment they use for helping women.

Warning Signs of Premature Labor

Symptoms of Placenta PreviaVideos

Painless vaginal bleeding is the most common symptom of placenta previa. Dr. Robert Feldman, Chief and Medical Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about why most women don’t know they have a placenta previa, until they find it on ultrasound.

Symptoms of Placenta Previa

The 5-1-1 Rule: Giving BirthVideos

Dr. Anna Suarez Davis, Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Baptist Hospital of Miami, explains the signs that would indicate the baby is ready to be born: The 5-1-1 rule (contractions every five minutes lasting one minute for one hour), if you break your bag of water, vaginal bleeding and if the baby is not moving. Another […]