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Providence pregnancy, labor and birth

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08/09/2013

Providence pumps up a benefit to new moms, thanks to health reform

Providence has decided to make breast pumps available with direct insurance billing and no copay through all of its lactation clinics in the Portland More>>

11/14/2012

Providence leads healthy baby initiative

Providence leads the effort in reducing elective c-sections for safer deliveries and better outcomes. More>>

07/18/2011

Cesarean sections in the U.S. reach historic high; Oregon rate about 30 percent

Cesarean sections are the latest mommy trend, a study has found. The Cesarean section rate in the U.S. has reached a historic high at 34 per More>>

06/07/2011

March of Dimes: "Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait"

Babies born after 37 weeks of pregnancy are full-term. However, new research has shown that a baby’s brain nearly doubles in weight in the last few we More>>

10/27/2010

Providence celebrates with NICU "graduates"

The annual event gives families a chance to share experiences and reconnect with the NICU staff. The fun-filled celebration included face painting, a More>>

02/07/2011

My Little Waiting Room

Amy Paterson was 34 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. As she underwent subsequent treatment, the mom of a toddler son was confronted with the More>>

12/28/2010

Tigard woman delivers her own baby -- as her husband is driving her to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

Jennifer Scharffenberg knew it was time to go. Expecting her second child, the 31-year-old stay-at-home mom had felt infrequent labor pains Tuesda More>>

8/28/2011

Providence Telestroke robot reunites mom and newborn son.

When pregnant 35-year-old Ivonne of Sherwood collapsed Sunday, Aug. 22, shortly after arriving to the emergency department at Providence Newberg Medic More>>

07/20/2011

Celebrate Providence Newberg Medical Center’s Baby Friendly Certification.

You’re invited to the Baby Friendly celebration Aug. 3. PNMC is one of only four Oregon hospitals to receive this certification More>>