At AdventHealth for Women, OB-GYN care does not mean care only for pregnant and birthing women. The system strives to care for women across a lifetime.
It is already working to meet OB-GYN needs in Florida. In 2026, the system is opening two new locations to provide extensive women’s services. AdventHealth for Women has an OB-GYN residency program, a dedicated women’s health navigation team and an OB Birth Experience team. In Central Florida alone, these teams deliver about 15,000 babies a year.
Recently, the system launched two programs designed to help women during the “fourth trimester” — the three months after giving birth — and menopause.
“Women are leading this movement by demanding better care and real answers,” Rizwana Fareeduddin, MD, executive medical director at Orlando, Fla.-based AdventHealth for Women, told Becker’s.
Fourth Trimester Program
The Fourth Trimester Program was created after hospital data showed that Black mothers were being readmitted following C-section delivery at higher rates, and that those mothers have increased risk of stroke and heart attack.
The program provides 12 weeks of care after delivery. Team members help mothers arrange follow-up appointments and to fill medications, and provide blood pressure cuffs to monitor vitals at home. Mothers also get weekly visits and help with insurance, paperwork, milk and baby supplies, transportation, and housing and financial assistance.
Since the program launched in late 2024, it has seen a 20% reduction in readmission for Black mothers who had a C-section, a health system spokesperson told Becker’s.
Perimenopausal and menopause care
Dr. Fareeduddin said the health system is seeing an increase of women who need care during perimenopause and menopause.
“It’s a hot topic right now, with capital investments and national momentum,” she said. “Internally, we’re exploring how to deliver evidence-based, medically sound care to meet those unique needs.”
AdventHealth for Women has created a multidisciplinary model to address the needs of older women. This includes hormonal therapy, care coordination and holistic care.
“My mom’s generation used to refer to menopause as ‘the change,’ and that was the end of the discussion,” Kristen Toth, vice president of women’s services at AdventHealth for Women, told Becker’s. “But it’s not just a change, it’s years of changes. Women are now speaking up, seeking help and refusing to suffer in silence. We’re working on a holistic program that supports them physically and emotionally through this time. We want them to feel strong, empowered and not alone.”
