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Dec 14, 2020 Getting A "Jump Start" On Exercise In the New Year: Program Helps Those New To Exercise Learn How To Safely and Effectively Workout Maternity Care

The Jump Start Program at Saint Barnabas helps those new to exercise learn how to do it safely and effectively. Virtual programing begins the week of January 11, 2021. Dena Amtman wanted to lose weight and be healthier. “I knew I needed to take better care ...

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Dec 10, 2020 Jewish Women’s Foundation of New Jersey Provides Support for Newark Beth Israel Medical Center’s Women’s Wellness Pantry Maternity Care

Newark, NJ (December 10, 2020) Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBIMC) recently received a $30,000 grant from Jewish Women’s Foundation (JWF), of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest NJ, to support the NBIMC sponsored Women’s Wellness ...

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Dec 8, 2020 Recognizing Top-Rated Maternity Services in New Jersey Maternity Care

A new award honored the Labor and Delivery team for achieving the highest standards in care. For more than 20 years, Judi Dawkins of Rumson served as a trustee on the board of Monmouth Medical Center (MMC) . As chair of the Foundation board from 2000 to ...

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Dec 8, 2020 A Vision for Health in Hudson County Maternity Care

Jersey City Medical Center makes first-rate care available throughout the whole county and is expanding its services in big, bold ways. ​A rendering of the planned expansion of the Jersey City Medical Center Emergency Department. ​ Michael Prilutsky ...

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Nov 27, 2020 Take Care of Yourself After Birth Maternity Care

Pay Attention to Your Body, and Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for Help "For a new mother, self-care should be as much of a priority as taking care of her baby,” says Michael Straker, MD , Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Clara Maass ...

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Nov 24, 2020 Special Deliveries Maternity Care

The Newly Renovated Mother-Baby Unit Provides Private Rooms and the Most Advanced Care More than 3,000 babies are “Born at The Beth” every year, and at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBI) each experience is unique. “This isn’t cookie-cutter care,” says ...

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Nov 15, 2020 Protecting Moms and Babies from COVID-19 Maternity Care

“The medical community is still learning about all of the potential effects COVID-19 may have on pregnancy and newborns,” says Suzanne Spernal , Vice President for Women’s Services at RWJBH. “What we do know is that all of the stay-safe ...

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Nov 15, 2020 New Mothers, New Challenges: Virtual Support Helps New and Expecting Moms Get Through the Pandemic Safely Maternity Care

The experience of being pregnant and having a baby is different during the era of COVID-19. In-person baby showers aren’t happening. Pregnant women aren’t seeing friends and coworkers on a daily basis, so they can’t have the kind of “Is this normal?” ...

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Oct 27, 2020 Exercising During Pregnancy – Is it Safe? Maternity Care

Exercising During Pregnancy – Is it Safe? Short answer: YES! Exercise during pregnancy can lead to benefits for mom and baby. Exercise is related to a lower incidence of gestational diabetes, C-section births, and lower birth weights. Not only is it ...

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