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  • Tips for Breastfeeding Success

    It’s true that breastfeeding is the most natural way to feed your baby—but being natural doesn’t mean it’s always easy. As a new mom, you and your newborn have to figure out how to make this feeding system work. You may be nervous, exhausted and uncomfortable from delivery, and your baby is trying to adjust to this whole daylight and hunger experience!

  • Why Working Long Hours Isn’t Good for Your Heart Health

    Americans work more than anyone, research has shown.

  • When Your Baby Just Won’t Stop Crying: Could It Be Colic?

    No matter what you do, your baby just keeps crying and crying, and you don’t know what to do. As a pediatrician at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and a mother with my own personal experience, I can relate to this stressful and overwhelming situation. We expect babies to cry and show some fussiness, but around 5 percent to 25 percent of newborns cry a whole lot more than others, which can be very challenging for us parents to handle.

  • Is Your Sleep Tracker Ruining Your Rest?

    Sleep has become a hot topic in recent years, in part due to the rising popularity of tracking technologies. Ten percent of American adults now use devices to ensure a quality night’s sleep, according to the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. However, using these monitoring devices can trigger or worsen sleeplessness, and has even given rise to a new term, orthosomnia, an obsession with attaining the “perfect sleep.” In these cases, patients report feelings of failure, anxiety and insomnia if tracking benchmarks are not met. 

  • Orlando Health Program Prevents Readmissions for New Moms

    By Alan Schmadtke, Editorial Contributor

  • COVID-19 Infection May Make Pregnant Women More Severely Ill

    Pregnant women infected with COVID-19 have the potential to become more severely ill than women who are not pregnant, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Pregnant women who have been infected have a greater likelihood of being admitted to a hospital, admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) or requiring mechanical ventilation when compared to non-pregnant women.

  • The Benefits of In Utero Spina Bifida Surgery

    In the United States, more than 1,500 babies are born every year with a condition known as spina bifida, a congenital condition that occurs when the spinal cord does not develop normally (neural tube defect). The lack of protective structures such as bone, muscle and skin exposes the spinal cord and nerves to the amniotic fluid in the womb, making them susceptible to damage. In many cases, spina bifida is diagnosed in utero with a sonogram as early as 18 to 20 weeks.

  • How Compassionate Communication Improves Patient Care

    Whether a patient is sitting in a doctor’s office, waiting in an exam room or waking up after surgery, they often feel a mix of emotions, including uncertainty, fear and vulnerability. They want answers. They want the truth. But even as doctors share information with them, they want more than just the facts -- they want it conveyed in a caring manner.

  • Getting Ready for Baby: Prenatal Care and Education

    Whether it’s your first baby or your fourth, expectant moms can prepare for a healthy delivery and a healthy baby through prenatal care and education. 

  • Despite the Long Odds, My Boys Survived Their 20 Percent Chance

    My husband and I had been trying to have a baby for quite some time, so in 2008 when we found out we were pregnant, we were overjoyed! When we learned I was carrying twins, we were doubly ecstatic! I knew instantly that I would want to deliver at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies.