Topics: Obstetrics and Gynecology

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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.

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Weight loss before infertility treatment may not increase healthy births for women with obesity

Jan 18, 2022

A College of Medicine-led study found that women with obesity and unexplained infertility who lost weight prior to starting infertility treatments did not have a greater chance of having a healthy baby than those who did not lose weight prior to starting therapy.

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Penn State Health welcomes first babies of 2022

Jan 3, 2022

As we flip our calendars to a new year, here’s a look at the first babies to be born at Hershey Medical Center, Hampden Medical Center and St. Joseph Medical Center in 2022.

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The Medical Minute: What a fertility specialist can do for you

Dec 9, 2021

They call each birth a miracle. Fertility specialists make sure the miracle trains run on time. When to see a fertility specialist and why in this Medical Minute.

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.

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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.

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Obstetrics and gynecology resident Brubaker recognized for exceptional teaching

Sep 13, 2021

Dr. Laura Brubaker, an obstetrics and gynecology resident at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, was honored in September 2021 as part of the Exceptional Moments in Teaching program of Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine.

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Cancer Research Day virtual conference Oct. 2

Sep 3, 2021

All Penn State faculty, staff, trainees and students interested in cancer research careers are invited to attend the fourth annual Cancer Research Day online conference, taking place Saturday, Oct. 2, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Zoom.

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 woman participating in a clinical trial lays on a table in an exam room while a healthcare provider runs a test

Beckie’s story: Finding answers for herself, other women

Aug 4, 2021

As a participant in clinical trials, Beckie is helping doctors and researchers test the effectiveness of new treatments for PCOS.

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