Wellness
LiveSmart: The Apgar Score – Baby’s First Official Report Card!
The Apgar Score is the first assessment that nearly every newborn receives in labor and delivery rooms across the United States and worldwide.
breastfeeding
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Times Union: Photos: Baby Café Celebrates Milestone
The Times Union shared photos from the Troy Baby Cafe’s first anniversary celebration, held Friday, August 3.
News
SPHP to Participate in World Breastfeeding Week
World Breastfeeding Week kicks off August 1st. St. Peter’s Health Partners is proud to be hosting several events throughout the Capital Region, including at St. Peter’s Hospital.
SPHP in the News
WTEN: SCCC Installs Breastfeeding, Pumping Pod for Moms
WTEN aired a story on the installation of a new Mamava nursing pod on the SUNY SCCC campus. The pod was made possible through a grant awarded to St. Peter’s Health Partners by the New York State Department of Health.
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Daily Gazette: SCCC Unveils Breastfeeding and Pumping Station for Nursing Moms
The Daily Gazette published an article on a new breastfeeding/pumping unit on the SCCC campus. The Mamava nursing pod was funded by a grant provided through St. Peter’s Health Partners.
Wellness
LiveSmart: Breastfeeding Benefits Both Mom & Baby
Numerous studies have shown measurable health benefits for nursing moms, which means breastfeeding is best not just for baby, but mom as well.
Wellness
LiveSmart: Give the Gift of Healing with Placenta Donation
If you are having a planned C-section delivery, the birth of your baby has the opportunity to touch the lives of others through the gift of placenta donation.
SPHP in the News
Daily Gazette: New Baby Cafe in Schenectady, St. Peter’s Hospital Designated Baby-Friendly
The Daily Gazette published a column that discusses the new SPHP-sponsored Baby Café in Schenectady, as well as St. Peter’s Hospital’s first-in-the-region achievement of earning “Baby-Friendly” designation.
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Times Union: Theaters Unveil Lactation Lounges
The Times Union published photos of the new Lactation Lounges, sponsored by St. Peter’s Health Partners, at Proctors in Schenectady and the Palace Theatre in Albany.
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Daily Gazette: Proctors, Palace Add Lactation Lounges for Nursing Moms
The Daily Gazette published a story about new Lactation Lounges — private spaces to pump breast milk or nurse babies — at Proctors and the Palace Theatre. St. Peter’s Health Partners sponsored the lounges.