Your Healthy Pregnancy
December 2008

Maternity Services | Women's and Children's Health Services  | Center for Diabetes     Your Healthy Pregnancy                 December  2008 In This Issue Tips on Pain Management During Labor Does Pregnant Mom's Stress Affect Baby? Brighten Your Day: Try A New Recipe! CKHS Childbirth Education Every year, more babies are welcomed into the world by caring Crozer and DCMH professionals than any other health system in Delaware County. CKHS offers weekly and monthly childbirth education classes. For more information, call 1-800-CK-HEALTH (1-800-254-3258) or visit http://4ubaby.crozer.org.     Labor Day: A Pain Management Planning Primer One of the most common concerns of pregnant women is the degree of pain they will experience during childbirth. Since there is no way to predict how you will cope with labor, the best course of action is to be educated about your options and have a plan ready for the big day. More>> Featured Question of the Month Each month we’ll feature a common question that pregnant women or those looking to get pregnant may ask. This month’s topic is, Will emotional stress hurt my baby during pregnancy? More>> Childbirth Education Classes at Crozer-Keystone Health System The key to good health that lasts a lifetime begins even before your baby is born. Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Delaware County Memorial Hospital offer a variety of fee-based maternal/child health education classes to help families prepare for the birth and care of an infant. Click here for the classes available at each site for January and February. More>>             Beat the Winter Blues with Fresh, New Healthy Cooking Recipess It may be getting colder outside, but you can heat up your kitchen courtesy of some health-conscious recipes from Crozer-Keystone’s Health eCooking Show™. It’s as simple as logging on to www.crozer.org, finding a recipe that you want to make, and firing up the oven. More>> Do You Have Gestational Diabetes? Learn More about This Common Problem If you’ve been diagnosed with gestational diabetes, the Crozer-Keystone Center for Diabetes can help. More>> The Crozer-Keystone Mom/Baby Connection - A Valued Resource for New Parents Upon returning home from the hospital with your new bundle of joy, you may find yourself saying, “Now what?” More>> Crozer-Keystone Is Proud to be Smoke-Free As a health system, Crozer-Keystone has a vital interest in maintaining a healthy, safe, and hazard-free environment for our employees, patients, visitors and physicians. We’re pleased to announce that Crozer-Keystone is completely smoke-free, and all tobacco use is prohibited on all of our campuses. Connect with Crozer-Keystone Health System Crozer-Keystone makes it easy for you to get more information, pay your bill, or schedule a prompt appointment with our toll-free numbers or secure, online appointment request forms. More>>   Crozer-Keystone Health System 100 West Sproul Rd. Springfield, PA 19064 Phone: 610-338-8200 www.crozer.org If you no longer wish to receive emails from Crozer-Keystone Health System click here. © 2008 Crozer-Keystone Health System.