Posts Tagged ‘women’
Come to an Ask The Expert Lecture
Physicians to speak on care for joints, heart and other topics Joints and Spine Latest Advances in Hip and Knee Replacement John Albrigo, MD Monday, March 18, 6 p.m.Inova Alexandria Hospital Auditorium4320 Seminary RoadAlexandria, VA Nauman Akhtar, MD Monday, April 29, 6 p.m.Inova Loudoun Hospital44055 Riverside Parkway, Suite 110Leesburg, VA 20176 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery:…
Read MorePelvic Treatment is Available for Women
Women with pelvic floor disorder are not alone Ladies, do you leak urine when you cough, sneeze or laugh? Do you frequently have the urge to go to the bathroom? You’re not alone. About half of women over age 50 have this condition. And it’s got a name: pelvic floor disorder. Pelvic floor disorder describes…
Read MoreReaping the Rewards of Weight Loss
Bariatric surgery can help with many life goals, including having a baby Weight loss is the obvious goal with bariatric surgery, but for many people, it’s not the only one. Treating obesity successfully can lead to better health, increased physical activity, improved sleep and countless other benefits. The main reason for Meg Appel to have…
Read MoreBringing 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…
Read MoreOutreach Programs, Charity Care At the Heart of New Community Report
Latest Inova Report to the Community highlights Inova stats, patient success stories The latest Inova Report to the Community gives a snapshot of Inova Health System’s size, scope, financials and healthcare contributions in a number of key areas including charity care, access and innovation. Introduced by Inova President and CEO J. Stephen Jones, MD, the report…
Read MorePrenatal Genetic Tests and Care for High-Risk Obstetric Patients (Video with Dr. Sarah Poggi)
In this video, Inova’s Dr. Sarah Poggi provides information about advances in prenatal testing. This lecture includes information about prenatal single gene deletion carrier testing; non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) using cell-free DNA; and microarray analysis. Dr. Poggi is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at the Brock Family Antenatal Testing Center at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Northern…
Read MoreParents of Preemie Find Expert Medical Care, Community at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
Resources available for families of NICU babies At 28 weeks pregnant, Lauren Christopher, 41, stopped feeling her baby move. She went to Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (IFOH), where her doctor discovered she had low amniotic fluid and poor blood flow through the umbilical cord. A week later, her doctor determined she would have to prematurely…
Read MoreWhat Makes a Pregnancy “High Risk”? (Video with Dr. Sarah Poggi)
In this hour-long lecture, Inova’s Dr. Sarah Poggi addresses important topics on maternal fetal medicine and pregnancy after age 35. Dr. Poggi is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at the Brock Family Antenatal Testing Center at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Northern Virginia.
Read MoreNPR Visits Inova to Document Infant-Health Research Study
Inova’s vaginal seeding study featured on NPR’s Morning Edition NPR’s Morning Edition has profiled the groundbreaking vaginal seeding study at Inova Women’s Hospital that aims to discover if babies born by C-section will benefit from a swab of their mother’s microbes. The article explains how vaginal seeding “was developed in response to the sharp rise…
Read MoreConstruction of NICU at Inova Loudoun Hospital Is a Labor of Love
Patient tower development has a personal touch Keenan Beshore’s premature birth in 2010 wasn’t necessarily unexpected after his mother, Holly, experienced complications during her pregnancy. But his severe breathing problems — despite a robust weight of more than 7 pounds — were difficult for his parents to witness and harder still due to tight quarters…
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