Ten Years Later, Boy's 'Hand of Hope' Continues to Spark Debate May 7, 2009
"What I felt the picture showed is that this is a child engaging in some form of interaction. I'm a labor and delivery nurse, so I understand that Samuel was anesthetized to some degree. "So if he reached out, I don't know. If Dr. Bruner reached out, I don't know. (Fox News)
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Baby girl born just outside University Hospital May 3, 2009
Marianne Albert reached down and helped guide her baby's head out of her womb as her friend's car skidded to a stop outside the Emergency Room at University Hospital, where she had been in the labor and delivery department less than an hour before but was sent home ... Labor and Delivery nurse manager Terri Krygier said she reviewed Ms. Albert's monitoring, as did other nurses and physicians ... She finally parked and made it around to the front lobby, where she ran into Celia Albert and the... (The Augusta Chronicle)
How to Prepare for a Natural Birth Apr 30, 2009
Needless to say, labor and delivery is no time to hash out subtle details of the birth. Classes help both the woman giving birth and her coach feel confident in their delivery role. (Suite101.com)
Pregnant Women With Epilepsy Should Avoid Valproate Apr 29, 2009
As in women without epilepsy, smoking can increase the risk of premature labor and delivery in women with epilepsy, the experts added. The guidelines also recommend that women with epilepsy follow the standard recommendation to take 400 international units of folic acid daily to help prevent birth defects. (MEDLINEplus)
Bernie Marcus gives $20 million to help ailing Grady Hospital Apr 17, 2009
In an effort to balance the lopsided payer mix and put more paying patients in its beds, Grady has mapped a $75 million overhaul of its neuroscience, oncology, orthopedics, acute general surgery, burn care, and labor and delivery services. Stamp of approval. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
AirStrip software approved for BlackBerry phones Apr 8, 2009
AirStrip OB allows physicians to access information from a hospital s labor and delivery unit with a mobile handheld device ... Ultimately, any physician who manages patients in high acuity areas including labor and delivery, the intensive care unit, operating room and the emergency room will be able to utilize an AirStrip application to access critical data on their mobile device anytime, anywhere, says AirStrip President Cameron Powell. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
UC adds doctors, space to obstetrics/gynecology practice Apr 8, 2009
also has revamped its labor and delivery and postpartum units. The physicians also work at other locations, including Christ, Adams County and the Veterans Administration hospitals. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
FDA approves AirStrips iPhone application Apr 7, 2009
The demands of a physician s day necessitate their periodic absence from labor and delivery and other acute care environments. The AirStrip OB/iPhone application is already available on PDAs and Smartphones and other Windows Mobile-based devices. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Its Moving Day For Hillcrest Apr 4, 2009
Labor and delivery patients will be transferred first at 6 a.m., followed by critical care, post-partum and nursery patients. Then surgical patients, cancer patients and pediatric patients will be moved. (KWTX.com, TX)
LETTERS: The Californian, April 2, 2009 Apr 2, 2009
" Along with it, we were supposed to get bipartisanship, but that certainly didn't happen. Wouldn't it be great if President Barack Obama fired the Treasury secretary and the new assistant defense secretary? Maybe that would show us he meant what he said during the campaign!Marlowe SchaffnerCanyon LakeOpen Rancho Springs expansion now!The city of Temecula has been supportive of our local hospital expansion from the beginning. The latest effort is a prewritten letter that can be sent to the... (North County Times)
Should minors be allowed to buy morning-after pill? Mar 26, 2009
A labor and delivery RN can only dream. RN. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
The Fourth Trimester of Pregnancy Mar 25, 2009
Your Adjusting Body After Labor and Delivery. The fourth trimester of pregnancy is the adjustment period after your infant baby has arrived. (Suite101.com)
Northeastern Hospital to close Mar 24, 2009
Labor and delivery services will be moved to Temple University Hospital. Union officials from PASNAP, the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals, blasted the decision by Temple to end inpatient care at the nearly 100-year-old hospital. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
From a sadness, gifts to others Mar 23, 2009
"She put together a Web site in Grant's memory - www.grantsgift.org - and in December began asking her co-workers and family members to help her collect nice, new receiving blankets to donate, expecting only a handful. Soon, anonymous donations were arriving in the mail, too, including a boxful of blankets someone sent from Maine.We don't much like to talk about stillbirth, it seems, but when people have been touched by it, they understand what it means to help other people going through the... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Presbyterian still on hold Mar 23, 2009
The hospital will have 120 private patient rooms, a four-story medical office building, full-service emergency department with a helicopter pad, a state-of-the-art women s center, labor and delivery and a neonatal intensive care unit. Presbyterian also will offer intensive care, operating rooms and a catheterization lab. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
The baby Baby Boom:2007 bountiful year for births Mar 22, 2009
The mothers of about 10 percent of ARMC's 2008 babies were 35 years or older, up from 6 percent in 2003, said Tiffany Parrish, director of ARMC's labor and delivery unit. About 13 percent of the St. Mary's newborns in 2008 had mothers 35 and over. (Athens Banner-Herald)
RN Director of Women's Services Mar 20, 2009
Responsibilities: You will be part of a very well-respectedhospital and will have responsibility for labor and delivery, post-partum, peds, NICU and the well-baby lounge. Your main responsibilities will include: ensuring regulations are followed, managing patient and family questions and concerns,improving patient care and quality,and being a strong mentor toyour nursing team. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Parties in Los Gatos Hospital Acquisition Agree on Terms Allowing El Camino Hospital an Early Close of Escrow Mar 18, 2009
Hospital officials also confirmed some of the services that the Los Gatos location will offer, including acute care services such as emergency, medical, surgical, intensive care and labor and delivery services. Orthopedics and spine services will also be among those offered at the Los Gatos campus. (PR Newswire)
Wall Street pummels area nonprofit hospitals Mar 16, 2009
It is also upgrading its labor and delivery rooms. Martin Memorial secured a loan to finance construction of a $6 million freestanding emergency room being built at St. Lucie West. (The Palm Beach Post)
New hospital board holds first meeting (269) Mar 14, 2009
The hospital staff has grown from 176 to 210 and last week, he said, the labor and delivery unit delivered 20 babies in its first week after services were halted July 1, 2008. The number of patients also has risen, prompting the hospital to go from private to semi-private rooms, he said. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
El Camino Hospital Updates Community on Progress With Los Gatos Campus Activation Mar 13, 2009
The Los Gatos site will offer acute care services, including emergency, medical, surgical, intensive care and labor and delivery services, as well as continuing the location's commitment to orthopedics/spine and urology ... To help with the decision to offer labor and delivery services, the activation team met with obstetrics and gynecology physicians in the Los Gatos and Saratoga communities. (PR Newswire)
L.A.'s Newest Advanced Imaging Center Houses New GE 64-Slice PET/CT and 3T MRI in Spa-Inspired Environment Mar 10, 2009
Services include The Heart and Vascular Care Center, the Centers for Orthopedic Care, Cecilia Gonzalez De La Hoya Cancer Center, Oscar De La Hoya Labor and Delivery Center, children's services, emergency services, rehabilitation and behavioral medicine. For more information, visit. (PR Newswire)
Therapy dogs better than medicine Mar 7, 2009
Six days a week, a dog comes to the hospital and visits anywhere except in labor and delivery. On a recent afternoon, James Payton of Merced sat in a wheelchair at Mercy and enjoyed the company of Blue and Ranger. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Beacon Hill out of touch with local communities Mar 1, 2009
However, the safety is improved upon when the woman's own family doctor then comes in to take over caring for her labor and delivery, because her own doctor knows her better than anyone else and is coming in fresh and not tired. Beyond safety, it is also comprehensive, personalized, and continuous care that is much appreciated by the women who receive it. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Renaissance Hospital files bankruptcy (1) Mar 1, 2009
Just weeks ago, the hospital closed its labor and delivery services a move they said would enable them to cut costs and focus on other services. Hospital employees attended the City Council meeting Tuesday to plead with city officials to take efforts to keep the hospital open. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
MURRIETA: State denies Rancho Springs Medical Center expansion (39) Feb 28, 2009
State officials have denied Rancho Springs Medical Center's application to open a recently completed building that would house an expanded emergency room and labor and delivery rooms. Construction on the new facility was wrapped up in January, at which time Leah Patterson, the head of the hospital's critical care services, gave a tour of the 72,000-square-foot building. (North County Times)
Anthropologist's Studies Of Childbirth Bring New Focus On Women In Evolution Feb 26, 2009
(May 4, 1998) Women experiencing induced labor with the support of a doula -- a female companion experienced in labor and delivery -- during childbirth has a caesarian section delivery rate of 20 percent, while. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Advice for Dads-to-Be: 9 Tips for the Next 9 Months Feb 26, 2009
Most guys can t go to all of these visits, but you should be there the first time she hears the baby s heartbeat, which is around 12 weeks, and for the first ultrasound, which is around 18 to 20 weeks, and then towards the end of pregnancy when planning for labor and delivery. Curtis suggested the male partner should make it a point to go to these visits so he can talk to the doctor about having sex during the pregnancy. (Fox News)
Nightmarish debt awaits all newborns Feb 25, 2009
I met some of them at Providence Alaska Medical Center last week when I was one of the labor and delivery partners for a dear friend from Barrow. The nurses were simply amazing. (Anchorage Daily News)
The Trouble With Repeat Cesareans Feb 25, 2009
Indeed, the (ICAN), a grass-roots group, recently called 2,850 hospitals that have labor and delivery wards and found that 28% of them don't allow VBACs, up from 10% in its previous survey, in 2004. ICAN's latest findings note that another 21% of hospitals have what it calls "de facto bans," i.e., the hospitals have no official policies against VBAC, but no obstetricians will perform them. (Time.com)
Disturbed (177) Feb 18, 2009
William McFarland wrote on Feb 17, 2009 12:10 PM:" Dear Seasoned Citizen,You seem to be confused on a couple of issues so please allow me to clarify what this contract is and what it is not. One, this is far from a full ride scholarship. I receive the equivalent of $20,000 a year for medical school related expenses and, per my agreement to the contract, SOME of my living expenses. My annual tuition runs around $13,000 which leaves $7,000 a year to cover living expenses. Thats about $580... (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Heath Department welcomes new nurses to staff Feb 18, 2009
She has over four years of experience, having previously worked for UNC as a Medical Surgical Nurse in Geriatrics and Labor and Delivery. Corbett is a native of Yanceyville, NC and graduated from Bartlett Yancey High School in 1999. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
RF Technologies(R) Installs Safe Place(R) Solution for Pediatric and Infant Security at St. John's Children's Hospital Feb 17, 2009
In addition to the standard computers necessary for the Safe Place system, RF Technologies also supplied software on the labor and delivery floors so staff can login to the system bedside, therefore having much more access than what is typically available. Further utilizing the capabilities of Safe Place, St. John's Children's Hospital expanded coverage to the outdoor playground, so children can play and still be protected. (PR Newswire)
Mom's obesity tied to higher infant mortality Feb 13, 2009
Deaths due to complications of pregnancy, labor and delivery as well as problems related to preterm birth or low birth weight were higher among infants born to all obese women, no matter how much weight a woman gained in pregnancy; however, increased risk of death due to respiratory problems, birth defects, and SIDS was only seen for the obese women in the highest weight-gain category. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Health)
• To do for you Feb 9, 2009
Topics: wellness of the mother; labor and delivery process with relaxation and breathing techniques; care of the postpartum mother and newborn; breast-feeding and bottle feeding; and a video tour of the Women's and Infant Center. Bring a labor support person, if possible. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
I'm a Control Freak Feb 8, 2009
When we had our first baby four years ago, a labor and delivery nurse at the hospital gave me some sage advice. She said, "Remember, there will be a mommy way to do things and a daddy way to do things. Both are right." She must have sensed that I was a borderline Type A personality when they wheeled me in. (Boston Globe)
Workshop for expectant parents at LMN Feb 8, 2009
Topics to be discussed at the workshop include: normal labor and delivery, C-sections, relaxation techniques, post-partum and newborn cares, and breast-feeding. The program instructor is registered nurse Tonya Jahnke. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Using C-Section Scars to Predict Future Deliveries Feb 7, 2009
During labor and delivery, three of the women had a complete uterine rupture. In six, the scar reopened. (MEDLINEplus)
Elective Early Deliveries Pose Risks for Babies Feb 7, 2009
"There is more and more data suggesting that there is lots of development between 37 and 39 weeks [of gestation]," said Dr. Laura E. Riley, medical director of labor and delivery at Massachusetts General Hospital, who spoke at the conference. It's in the best interest of the baby to stay in the womb for a full-term delivery, she said. (MEDLINEplus)
Coquille Valley still delivering Mar 29, 2008
Obstetrics practices declining at rural hospitals, but local doctors press on. Photos of new arrivals fill a bulletin board in the hall of the obstetrics wing of Coquille Valley Hospital. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
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The World Link: Coquille Valley still delivering. Coquille Valley still delivering. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Obituaries 3.26.08 (81) Mar 27, 2008
Amy worked as a labor and delivery nurse at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte and Women s Hospital in Greensboro. She leaves behind her parents, Elizabeth B. Cameron of Wadesboro and Joseph C. Cameron Jr. and his wife, Vickie of Polkton; her sisters, Fran Cameron and Joanne C. Hopf and husband, Chris; her brother, Jason Toler and his mother, Deborah C. Toler and his fianc;, Janet; grandmother, Frances E. Cameron; aunts and uncles; cousins; and her beloved beagle, Petey. (Anson Record, NC)
Will doctors follow your birth plan? Mar 27, 2008
She also prepared a birth plan, a list of preferences that she wanted her midwife to follow during labor and delivery ... What are your wishes during a normal labor and delivery. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
NE Woman: Heather Okun Mar 27, 2008
I ve done pediatric emergency and orthopedics at Temple University, and I did labor and delivery at Community Medical Center. I love pediatrics. (Scranton Times, PA)
Some Women 'Devastated' by C-Section Mar 25, 2008
If there is any doubt that a labor and delivery will progress without harm to the mother or child, doctors today are much more likely to consider a C-section. That leaves literally millions of women recovering from C-sections every year. (ABC News)
VDH approves 30 more beds for Obici Mar 21, 2008
The hospital currently has 138 beds - 100 for medical-surgical, 10 for behavioral medicine, 12 for intensive care and 16 for labor and delivery. The bed availability is sometimes not as high as it seems, said Check, because if a patient needs a medical-surgical bed and all 100 are full, they cannot be placed in a bed approved for another level of care, such as behavioral medicine. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
LETTER: She delivered my miracle baby Mar 20, 2008
On May 12, 1992 my water broke at approximately 3 p.m. I was admitted to labor and delivery at Winchester Hospital. When I was set up in my room the nurse told me that Dr. Rothchild demands that everything be done yesterday. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
$15M revamp to expand Women's Hospital Mar 18, 2008
Long time comingThe NICU expansion was originally slated to be the second phase of renovations at the women's hospital, with work beginning after the new labor and delivery rooms were completed in 2003. "At the time we got ready to build," Friloux said,"there were a lot of changes in NICU design.". (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
A labor of love Mar 15, 2008
What are some skills to use during the labor and delivery process like how to deal with fear. Nash s intent is to create a network of support for expectant mothers where pregnancy becomes a journey. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Consult lawyer to make sure parental rights are protected Mar 6, 2008
I've been very clear that I want to be involved in our child's life, but she's already excluded me from the labor and delivery, and I'm worried that she'll do the same after the baby is born. Is there anything I can do to protect my parental rights. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Leap Day baby makes debut Mar 6, 2008
Ball (no relation to this Free Press writer) arrived at 1:04 a.m., delivered by her mother, Michelle Ball, 33, with assistance from Michelle s husband, Ryan, 32, after a marathon 22-hour labor and delivery ... For now, the new leapling and her parents are resting and getting to know one another, especially after Michelle s long labor and delivery. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Walking the new digs : !`` Mercy Medical Center gives a face to ... Mar 2, 2008
No more changing rooms two or three times when moving from labor and delivery to postpartum. In fact, every patient room in the medical center is private, meaning it's one patient to a room, no matter what the sex, age or condition. (Benton County Daily Record)
Bereaved parents find comfort in memories captured in photos Mar 2, 2008
Fredricksen speaks from experience, and its one of the reasons she became a labor and delivery nurse. When her own son Brody was delivered stillborn in October 1991, no one prepared her for what to expect. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Fri., Feb. 29 Feb 29, 2008
The classes will cover topics from nutrition, breast or bottlefeeding, labor and delivery and infant care. If participants attend four classes they will be rewarded with a safety approved car seat. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Hospitals hoping to head off Medicaid cuts tied to state cuts Feb 27, 2008
Hill said some smaller hospitals have recently cut services because of the downturn, noting that Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster, N.H., cut its labor and delivery program, and Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, N.H., closed the only emergency inpatient psychiatric department north of Concord. The Lynch cuts were approved on Friday by the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee, but Lynch spokesman Colin Manning says the governor is hoping Toumpas and the hospitals can reach an agreement. (Concord Monitor)
Pioneering midwife crusades for natural birth Feb 24, 2008
Home births are not safe, their statement warns, because "a seemingly normal labor and delivery can quickly become life-threatening.". Over the years, studies on the safety of home births have conflicted. (USA Today)
Meg Ninos, obstetrical nurse, buoyant spirit Feb 23, 2008
By the late 1980s, Ms. Ninos was a labor and delivery nurse. Her father, whose specialty was obstetrics and gynecology, "said he was so proud and excited that she was a delivery nurse," her brother John said. (Boston Globe)
In tough times, nurses have healthy outlook Feb 23, 2008
Nurse Latonia Burks look over charts for doctors' orders in labor and delivery at DeKalb Medical Hillandale ... At the Hillandale hospital, for example, there are two openings in labor and delivery for nurses with at least two years of experience. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Area’s first OB/GYN dies at age 91 Feb 22, 2008
I was very young, very inexperienced [when I first came here], said Shirley Woodlief, a nurse in labor and delivery at Southside Regional Medical Center who worked with Dr. Grizzard for many years. He was very helpful in teaching me. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
One mothers perspective: A labor of love Feb 21, 2008
There were times when I truly believed I would need hypnosis or some other kind of professional help to get over the deep-seated fear I had of labor and delivery. It s a real phobia, I learned, called tokophobia, and I was sure I had it. (Courier Publications, ME)
Leander couple has first child born in Cedar Park Regional Feb 16, 2008
With the Murrays being the only occupants in the labor and delivery rooms so far, there is an unusual jubilance on the third floor. Everybody here is excited, James said. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Valentine's Gala benefits hospital Feb 16, 2008
The Post-Searchlight - Your local news source for Bainbridge, Georgia. Do you agree with the City of Bainbridges proposal to fund its sewer upgrade with a $16 million bond issue. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
Long-distance dad Feb 15, 2008
" The experience was especially poignant for Amaryllis Torres, a PCMH labor and delivery nurse whose husband has been serving in Afghanistan for a year. She was on duty in the operating room the day Andrew was born. "I think we were all just really emotional," said Torres, whose husband, Anthony, is a specialist in the 82nd Airborne Division. "It was very hard for me. He's been gone so long. I just had a baby 18 months ago, and I was very thankful that he was there for the delivery. (The Daily Reflector)
First baby born at Cedar Park Regional Feb 13, 2008
With the Murrays being the only occupants in the labor and delivery rooms so far, there is an unusual jubilance on the third floor. "Everybody here is excited," James said at noon Tuesday. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
