Centering pregnancy is an innovative model of prenatal care that is a shift from the traditional one-on-one, physician-patient prenatal visit to a pregnancy group visit… Read more
Category: pregnancy
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Unveils Portrait of Influential African American OB-GYN
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital is honoring the late Dr. Morris Turner, OB-GYN, by hanging his portrait on the second floor outside the Birth Center beside his… Read more
Weight Gain Years Before Pregnancy Linked to Excess Gain During Pregnancy, Pitt Study Finds
Pregnancy weight gain above recommendations is linked with bad health outcomes for both mom and baby. A new study found that packing on pounds in… Read more
At-Home Monitoring Program for Women Receives Federal ‘Hypertension Innovator’ Award
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s Office on Women’s Health has recognized UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and… Read more
Engaging Communities to Understand How Environment and Social Factors Affect Pregnancy
At 10 p.m. on April 20, 2010, an explosion rocked the Deepwater Horizon oil well drilling off the coast of Louisiana, killing 11 workers and injuring 17 others. As… Read more