Published on Sep 17, 2015 | Child & Family Health, Erlanger News, Pregnancy & Childbirth, Stay Well
Chattanooga, Tenn. – As outside temperatures begin to fall and families bring out the blankets to stay warm at night, medical specialists and educational coordinators at Erlanger would like to take a moment to remind parents about the importance of safe sleep for...
Published on Sep 8, 2015 by Jeannie Dassow, M.D. | Child & Family Health, Pregnancy & Childbirth, Stay Well, Women's Health
The first few months of motherhood often seem overwhelming, especially for first-time moms. The wonderful journey of parenthood can begin with a powerful changing tide of hormones — a period of feeling blue — after the baby is born. About 70 to 80 percent of new...
Published on Jun 22, 2015 by By Garrett K. Lam, MD | Pregnancy & Childbirth, Stay Well, Women's Health
Gestational diabetes is a temporary form of diabetes that develops in some women during pregnancy (gestation). Like other forms of diabetes, gestational diabetes affects how cells absorb sugar, causing your blood sugar to increase — putting you and your baby’s health...
Published on Mar 26, 2015 | Child & Family Health, Erlanger News, Pregnancy & Childbirth
When it comes to delivering babies, the greater Chattanooga region expects leadership from the Erlanger Health System. After all, more than 80% of the region’s babies are born at an Erlanger hospital each year. But now, thanks to an elite new designation, Erlanger...
Published on Dec 4, 2014 | Child & Family Health, Erlanger News, Pregnancy & Childbirth
Erlanger Health System’s Baroness Campus is the first hospital in the state of Tennessee and one of only a few hospitals in the Southeast to receive prestigious international recognition as a “Baby-Friendly” designated birth facility. Baby-Friendly USA, Inc., is the...
Published on Apr 1, 2014 | Child & Family Health, Erlanger News, Pregnancy & Childbirth
Erlanger’s Women’s Services has been recognized by the Tennessee Hospital Association’s (THA) Tennessee Center for Patient Safety for its leadership in reducing the number of babies born electively between 37 and 39 weeks. There is a greater risk of...
