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Upcoming Childbirth Classes At Parkridge East Hospital

The Chattanoogan - Tue Jul 14, 7:25 pm ET

One-Day Prepared Childbirth Class- Saturday: August 22 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Don’t have time to attend multiple weeks of classes? This class is for you.

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South Shore Hospital defends slot as highest C-section rate
The Brockton Enterprise - Sun Jul 12, 12:45 am ET
South Shore officials declined to be interviewed by phone but issued a statement noting that “C-section rates are not a direct indicator of quality of care.”
Tobey Hospital in Wareham boasts lowest area C-section rate
The Brockton Enterprise - Sun Jul 12, 12:45 am ET
In the latest Department. of Public Health births report, Tobey's C-section rate for 2007 was 17.1 percent, compared to a statewide rate of 33.7 percent.
Tobey Hospital boasts lowest C-section rate in region
Wareham Courier - Mon Jul 13, 10:28 am ET
Mary Ellen Boisvert, nurse manager of the Makepeace Maternity Unit at Tobey Hospital in Wareham, remembers watching one of her nurses help a patient going through a very difficult labor avoid a Cesarean section.
Larger Hospital Units Have Lower Miscarriage Rates After Invasive Pregnancy Tests
redOrbit - Tue Jul 7, 4:57 pm ET
A study of more than 64,000 pregnant women has found that miscarriage rates following amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) - two invasive procedures to detect chromosomal abnormalities and birth defects - were 1.4 per cent and 1.9 per cent, respectively.The research, published in the July issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, also found that the number of procedures ...
Pregnancy discrimination
CW Arkansas - Mon Jul 13, 2:42 pm ET
According to the statutes under the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act, employers must treat women affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions in the same manner as other employees or applicants with the same skills or limitations.
Hax: Hold the pregnancy chatter, please
The Buffalo News - Wed Jul 15, 7:09 am ET
Dear Carolyn: I'm pregnant. It's the first time, and I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed by the whole thing. I feel like everyone (from family and friends to society) expects me to feel sheer joy, and I don't. I find pregnancy talk boring, and I'm amazed at the amount of unsolicited (and unwelcome) advice I'm receiving.
Louisa prosecutor ponders options after charge dismissed in fetal miscarriage
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Tue Jul 14, 11:00 am ET
Louisa County Commonwealth’s Attorney Tom Garrett is looking at options for prosecuting a man for allegedly causing the miscarriage of an 8-week-old fetus after a judge dismissed a charge of malicious wounding. Substitute Juvenile & Domestic Relations Judge Jannene L. Shannon declined yesterday to certify the malicious wounding charge against Mark Lewis Franck to Circuit Court for prosecution. ...
LDS Family Services launches pregnancy, adoption Web site
Deseret News - Wed Jul 15, 2:23 am ET
On MormonTimes.com: ItsAboutLove.org, LDS Family Services' newly redesigned pregnancy counseling and adoption services Web...
More than a pregnancy center
Montrose Daily Press - Wed Jul 15, 6:25 am ET
MONTROSE — Life Choices is not just a pregnancy center. It is a family resource center providing new educational programs for women and opportunities for support, according to center staff.
Permanent Pregnancy Prevention Procedure Effective
KDKA Pittsburgh - Tue Jul 14, 8:59 pm ET
Women can now permanently prevent pregnancy without surgery, returning home the same day. It's called Essure, and in five years of clinical trials, no women have become pregnant after undergoing the procedure.