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Healthy Mothers and Babies in PA: The Need for Obstetric and NICU Services
Each year, more than 135,000 babies are born in Pennsylvania hospitals. Care of childbearing women and their newborns is by far the leading reason for hospitalization in the U.S. This makes perfect sense considering that roughly 99 percent of American mothers give...
When Babies Arrive, Hospital Obstetric and Neonatal Services Are Ready
Each year, more than 135,000 babies are born in Pennsylvania hospitals. Babies don’t arrive according to schedule, so the 93 hospitals that provide obstetric services are ready around the clock to provide the different services needed to support all kinds of...
PA’s Required Newborn Screenings Designed for Baby’s Health
Even a baby who appears perfectly normal at birth may have a very, very slim chance of having a genetic disorder. Immediate testing helps doctors and hospitals rule out serious problems and, if a condition is detected, provide the best possible care. Pennsylvania law...
National Hospital Week: Baby Cuddlers at UPMC
May 7-13 is National Hospital Week. It's dedicated to recognizing the efforts of countless hospital employees, including volunteers, who work hard to provide care to others. Sometimes there are no words to express the feeling of making a difference in another’s...
LVH-Muhlenberg ‘Knit In’ Brings Large Crowd of Crafters
Della Steward recalls learning to knit from her grandmother one summer as she sat in a wheelchair recovering from an illness. She says knitting brings back warm memories of those times. The 56-year-old Allentown woman shared her feelings, time, and talent during the...