Pregnancy and Childbirth


News Roundup: Spread of Zika Virus ‘Alarming,’...

In its first major statement on the Zika virus, the World Health Organization said it will convene an emergency meeting to seek ways of stopping...

January 29, 2016 / 3 min read


Health Officials Warn Pregnant Women of Zika...

State health officials are warning travelers, especially pregnant women, that the mosquito-borne Zika virus is quickly spreading throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, while confirming...

January 20, 2016 / 2 min read


News Roundup: Potatoes Linked to Diabetes During...

There may be a link between eating potatoes before pregnancy and gestational diabetes, according to a new study published about in the BMJ,  formerly known...

January 15, 2016 / 3 min read


Baptist Health Welcomes First Baby of 2016...

Alaina Star Epps is the first baby born at a Baptist Health Hospital in 2016. Mother Cordelia Riggins delivered her Friday, January 1, 2:57 a.m.,...

January 5, 2016 / 1 min read


Watch Now: Celebrating Life at NICU Reunion

Persistent rain could not dampen the spirits of babies and their families as they celebrated life at the 23rd Annual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)...

November 18, 2015 / 1 min read


Extreme Preemies: Survival of the Tiniest

Big advances in maternal and neonatal care over the last 20 years are helping the tiniest infants survive. In the early 1990s, just over one...

November 17, 2015 / 3 min read


Keeping Your Bladder Healthy

Awareness of common conditions that affect the bladder, such as urinary incontinence, interstitial cystitis and recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) can help with early detection...

November 9, 2015 / 3 min read


News Roundup: No Alcohol Whatsoever for Pregnant...

There is no known absolutely safe type of alcohol consumption during pregnancy, the report states.

October 23, 2015 / 2 min read


Perinatal Depression: Not Just the ‘Baby Blues’

While being pregnant is most often characterized as a happy, feel-good time for a mother-to-be, it can be a time of stress and despair for...

June 10, 2015 / 2 min read


Family-Centered C-sections: A New Birthing Experience (Video)

As Rina Verschoor prepared to welcome her second child at the Family Birthing Suites at West Kendall Baptist Hospital, a quick look around her hospital...

May 26, 2015 / 3 min read