Inova Health System Launches E-Newsletter for Expectant and New Parents

Baby and me© Provides Parents with Customized Weekly Updates; Available in English and Spanish

Falls Church, VA – (February 9, 2009) — Inova Health System recently launched a weekly parenting electronic-newsletter, Baby and me©, that guides expectant parents though pregnancy, labor and delivery, and through the first year of their baby’s life.

Subscribers can choose from either English or Spanish, and will receive information tailored to their week of pregnancy and to the age of their newborn. They’ll be able to read about the stages of development of the fetus, physical changes that the mother-to-be may be experiencing, as well as tips on parenting and normal behaviors of newborns.

Subscribers can choose to receive hospital-specific information for Inova Alexandria, Inova Fairfax, Inova Fair Oaks or Inova Loudoun hospitals, such as special announcements from Inova Women’s and Pediatric Services, early access to Inova hospital classes and tour information. To sign up or to view a sample e-newsletter, visit www.inova.org/babyandme.

Inova Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services, including emergency- and urgent-care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. Inova provides a healthy environment for its patients, families, visitors, staff and physicians by prohibiting tobacco use on its campuses.