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Breastfeeding: Make it part of your pregnancy education
Tiffani Westbrook with her twins, Judah and Josiah. Breastfeeding twins wasn’t easy, but Westbrook fought through those early challenges and her and her boys are happy she did. Photo courtesy of...
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Denver first city in U.S. with lactation suites at all downtown pro sports...
DENVER (Aug. 4, 2017) – Nursing moms now have the option of a quiet, relaxing place to breastfeed or pump at all of Denver’s downtown pro sports venues as a result of UCHealth’s partnerships with the...
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Delayed newborn bath lets moms, babies get more skin in the game
Howard Drake, about 12 hours old, is relaxed in the arms of his mom, Kelly, in their room in the Birth Center at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Feb. 1. On a late morning on the first day of...
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Baby Friendly hospitals do all they can to promote, support and protect breastfeeding. UCHealth has earned the Baby Friendly designation for two of its hospitals, UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital and...
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Top-notch breastfeeding support as more UCHealth hospitals earn prestigious...
Breastfeeding was easy for Valerie Minarchick when her first daughter was born. Just days old, Riley Minarchick gazes up at her mom. Among other benefits, breastfeeding promotes bonding between mothers...
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Breastfeeding while traveling
You’re a new mom. You’ve put in the hard work and finally feel you’ve gotten the hang of breastfeeding. You’ve got a routine, and life is starting to feel like it’s moving forward again. And now it’s...
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Pregnant women should take precautions to avoid the new coronavirus, CDC...
Photo: iStock Public health experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say pregnant women are more vulnerable to viral respiratory infections like the new coronavirus or COVID-19,...
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Lessons from Lincoln
Amy Jo Martin gazes at her son, Lincoln, who was born three months early. Photo by Kathy Spanski, courtesy of Amy Jo Martin. The tiny preemie’s eyes were wide open for just a moment after he made his...
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‘A magical experience’ as first baby is born in Highlands Ranch
Elésha Burford snuggles with her new baby, Eloise, the first baby born in Highlands Ranch. Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon for UCHealth. When Elésha Burford gave birth to her first daughter two years ago in...
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Newborn greeted by four generations of Poudre Valley Hospital-born family...
For almost a century, one family has trusted the obstetric care of UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital to support the growth of their family in the Fort Collins area. In 1939, Marie and Victor Delehoy...
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New moms empowered through at-home nurse visits
Karen Yost, a registered nurse with UCHealth and the Postpartum Home Visit Program, stops in to visit baby Jaxxon and his mother, Tessa Shupe. Photo by Joel Blocker, for UCHealth. Tessa Shupe is not...
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