Bringing Baby Home: Lessons Learned from Former NICU Parents

Inova Loudoun Hospital is home to an on-site Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – Loudoun County’s only NICU. This article was written by the hospital’s NICU Parent Advisory Committee. For NICU family support at Inova Loudoun Hospital, please call 703-858-8741. Inova Loudoun Hospital is committed to the best care for expectant parents and…

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Do I need to take extra Vitamin D while I’m pregnant?

Monica Freidline, RN, NP, CNM is a Certified Nurse Midwife.  Before becoming a Certified Nurse Midwife, Monica was a Registered Labor & Delivery Nurse for 15 years. She practices at Capital Women’s Care.  The Importance of Vitamin D Supplementation During Pregnancy Vitamin D – also known as the “sunshine vitamin” – yields many health benefits;…

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Prenatal Planning: Do You Need Antenatal Testing?

Alfred N. Khoury, MD, is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at The Antenatal Testing Center at Inova Women’s Hospital and Inova Loudoun Hospital Antenatal Testing Center. He is board-certified in maternal-fetal medicine and obstetrics and gynecology. Pregnancy is an exciting and often nerve-wracking time. But if there are concerns or complications, the The Antenatal Testing Center…

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