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Your Healthy Pregnancy
May 2008

 

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Your Healthy Pregnancy
May 2008
  Woman's Age No Longer Issue for Down Syndrome Screening   
A recommendation from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) urges pregnant women to exercise the option to be screened for Down syndrome, regardless of their age.

But ACOG emphasizes that the recommendation should not be automatically applied to all women. More>

 

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In Their Words...
This month, we are recounting the first-person birth experience of Stephanie Sullivan, who delivered her daughter at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. As the old saying goes, “Sometimes, the best laid plans…” 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, “What kind of relationship can I expect to have with my obstetrician during my pregnancy?” More>

Childbirth Education Classes at CKHS
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. To access the classes available at each site for June and July, please click here.

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: July 4, 2008
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 will become completely smoke-free on July 4th and all tobacco use will be prohibited on all of our campuses. Refer to the information below to learn more about Crozer-Keystone’s commitment to help smokers quit.

  • Clear the Air” is a FREE six-week group session that can help you to become a nonsmoker for good! Classes start at Taylor Hospital on Monday, June 2 in Classrooms A & B at 5:30 p.m., and at Springfield Hospital on Tuesday, June 3 in the HealthplexÒ Sports Club Community Room at 6 p.m. For more information and to register, call Crozer-Keystone Community Health Education at (610) 447-6009.

At Crozer-Keystone, Healthy Eating Is Just A Click Away
At Crozer-Keystone Health System, healthy eating is now a click away, thanks to The Health eCooking Show™, a new nationally renowned series of web cooking videos and recipes on the CKHS website, www.crozer.org. The Health eCooking Show™ videos demonstrate how to make your favorite recipes healthier - using less fat and sodium - without sacrificing taste.

The first slate of videos includes recipes for a healthier Chicken Casserole, Asparagus Frittata, Blueberry Peach Crisp, Deviled Eggs and Baked Crab Rangoon. The step by step instructions show you how to prepare tasty dishes using ingredients available at local grocery stores. Simply use your computer mouse to stop, repeat, raise the volume or print the recipe. Each episode is about three minutes long.

Also featured on the site are hundreds of recipes designed for diabetics and hearty-healthy meals or dishes with a healthy twist on traditional recipes.

To access The Health eCooking Show™, click here  or click on the Health eCooking Show icon on the home page of Crozer-Keystone’s website, www.crozer.org.

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The Fox Chase Crozer-Keystone Cancer Partnership has introduced a new e-newsletter that offers information about the latest advances in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment as well as news about Crozer-Keystone cancer services. For information on how to subscribe to Cancer Report, click here.

 

 
     
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