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WOMAN TO WOMAN
A Publication of Family Nurse Midwife Associates
520 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 520
Jeannette, Pennsylvania 15644
724-527-9159
www.JDMH-midwives.com
now affiliated with
Mercy Jeannette Hospital
March 2003 Mini Newsletter
Well spring is
now upon us and during the long winter months, our practice and
the hospital have been going through some changes. The major
change that has occurred has been the hospital's merger with
Mercy and the renaming of our facility to Mercy Jeannette Hospital.
The hospital is very positive about this merger and hope is to
expand its services in months and years to come. Due to these
recent changes, our regular newsletter will be postponed until
possibly later this spring. With that being the case, we felt
that a mini newsletter would keep our patients abreast of what
is occurring within our practice. Hope everyone enjoys the warmer
weather to come !!!!
The Heart of Midwifery
The heart of midwifery care for women and newborns lies more
in the nature of that care than in its specific components. Midwifery
practice has a firm foundation in the critical thought process
and is focused on the prevention of disease and the promotion
of health, taking the best from the disciplines of midwifery,
nursing, public health and medicine to provide safe, holistic
care.
Midwives are partners with women in the provision of health care,
engaging in a dynamic re-evaluation of each woman's unique health
needs.
Midwives would rather nurture a woman's progress with hands-on
care than diagnose her problems from afar, rather listen than
lecture, rather teach a health principle than treat an illness,
rather empower a woman to join in decision making than decide
for her, rather encourage her to speak for herself than to be
her advocate, rather support natural processes than employ technological
interventions, rather instill a women with trust in her body
than demonstrate the midwife's technical proficiency, although
midwives will do all these things when necessary.
Midwifery is a profession born of a woman's vision, nurtured
in an understanding of women's developmental phases, and committed
to assuring women in all populations that it is their birthright
to be part of this unique care.
Belly Images
Want a lasting memory of your pregnancy? Consider having a Belly
Image done by a "Hearts and Hands" Doula Service. This
is a unique opportunity to create an artful expression of the
connection between mother and child, and have fun while participating.
For more information call Sue at 724-327-6063
CM-BBT Workshop
Mary Ann Newhouse of Catholic Charities will be doing a presentation
on Natural Family Planning using the CM-BBT method. Workshop
will be held on Monday, April 28th at 7PM. Class size is limited,
so register early by calling Sue at 724-527-9159. Brochures regarding
her services are also available in our office.
Childbirth Crash
Course
Jan Malak will be hosting her next Childbirth Crash Course on
Wednesday, May 21 and Wednesday, May 28th, from 6-9PM. This two
session class will enable parents to be to create their own birth
vision. Registration is required no later than Monday, May 19th.
For more information call either Jan at 724-327-6063 or Sue at
724-527-9159
Infant Massage
Class
Connie Capar will be conducting our next Infant Massage Class
on Friday, May 16th from 9:30-11:30 AM. Registration is required
no later than Wednesday, May 14th.
"Mind Over
Labor"
Our office has several copies of "Mind Over Labor"
still out. Please take the time to return these copies as we
like to have them on hand so that all of our patients have the
opportunity to have access to them. Due to the cost of replacing
copies not returned, our office will be charging a replacement
fee of 15.00
www.JDMH-midwives.com
Support midwifery and encourage your friends, relatives and co-workers
to log onto our site to learn more about our philosophy of care.
Our site also includes all of our patient handouts, events scheduled
and updated birth announcements and stories. In order to communicate
more efficiently and economically with our patients, we will
be using e--mail more. If you have not already provided us with
your e mail address, you can either do so, by calling the office
at 724-527-9159 or be e-mailing Sue at susanklosky@hotmail.com
or susanklosky@yahoo.com
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