Topics: Neonatal

A mother puts her baby to sleep in a crib.

The Medical Minute: Parents can guard against Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Oct 18, 2023

Whether it’s nap time or bed time, there’s a safe way to urge your baby to sleep. A Penn State Health expert discusses why it’s so important to take the right steps.

A baby is shown on the monitor of an electronic device.

New moms at Hampden Medical Center can keep eyes on newborns thanks to AngelEye

Apr 22, 2022

On March 29, Hampden Medical Center equipped the Neonatal Special Care Nursery beds with AngelEye cameras.

Pregnant woman using laptop at home

Penn State College of Medicine receives nearly $4 million to study how COVID-19 affects maternal, child health during pregnancy

Feb 14, 2022

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has awarded Penn State College of Medicine $3.9 million through May 2025 to study the impact COVID-19 has on pregnancy.

Newborn Aiden Shimp, who has a full head of hair, lies on striped sheets with his eyes closed and his parents’ hands cradling his head and holding each of his hands. He wears a canula in his nose and monitors on his chest.

That’s a wrap: Last baby born, swaddled at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

Dec 8, 2021

When Aiden Shimp was born on Dec. 1 at Holy Spirit Medical Center, he made history as the last of nearly 60,000 babies born since 1963 at the former Holy Spirit Hospital.

An infant grasps the finger of an adult.

New mother recommends Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

Dec 7, 2021

Labor and delivery are nothing new for third-time mom Kathryn Durham, but the birth of son Avery Sampson on Dec. 1 marked a milestone as she delivered the first baby born at Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center.

A man and a woman sit on a couch, looking downward at the face of a child in the woman’s lap. In front of them, a doctor in a surgical mask and rubber gloves bows his head as holds the end of a stethoscope to the baby’s chest. The doctor wears scrubs and sneakers. To the left, a woman in a baseball cap, black jacket, purse and sneakers kneels. To the right, a man in sweatpants and a sweat shirt looks on with a somber face.

Ethan’s room: Penn State Health Children’s Hospital staff helps family grieve for lost son

Aug 12, 2021

As they do with children every day, a team at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital fought to keep Ethan Colon-Garcia alive. When he died, their efforts shifted to his family.

A statue depicting the mascot of Penn State University, the Nittany Lion, surrounded by bushes.

College of Medicine faculty receive promotions, tenure for 2021-2022 academic year

Jun 30, 2021

Penn State College of Medicine promoted and/or awarded tenure to several faculty members effective July 1, 2021.

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Penn State Health Children’s Hospital ranks among the best in the nation for more than a decade

Jun 15, 2021

U.S. News and World Report has ranked Penn State Health Children’s Hospital as one of the nation’s best for children in multiple specialties.

A female medical assistant, seated and wearing a mask, takes the blood pressure of a pregnant woman, also seated and wearing a mask.

Something joyful. Ryan’s story.

May 6, 2021

Being pregnant throughout the pandemic has been a blessing to Ryan Warner. It’s given her something joyful to take her mind off “other strange, unknown things.”

A smiling woman cradles her newborn infant in her hospital bed.

“We’ve got this.” Miranda’s story

May 6, 2021

The pandemic made Miranda Shoemaker anxious. She didn’t dine out and kept grocery trips to a minimum. One place she visited often, without fear? Her obstetrician’s office.