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Women's Health Options Network is
an affiliation of medical and complimentary health care
providers dedicated to offering medically sound, compassionate
and holistic health care to women. Care is provided primarily
by
Patrick D. Thornton, CNM, a Certified Nurse
Midwife, who founded the network in 1999 (Patrick is pictured
at right with client). Other practitioners work independently in a variety of fields including
chiropractic, massage, childbirth education.
More information on Network Affiliates
What is a Nurse Midwife? Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM's)
are Registered Nurses (RN's) with
advanced education in
women's health. Licensed in all 50 states, CNM's provide full
scope primary women's health services, including gynecological exams, birth
control, menopause care and child birth both
in and out of hospitals. For several decades, numerous research
studies have documented the outstanding quality of CNM
care, both in and out of hospitals. With
special training in teaching and listening and less pressure
to practice high volume health care, nurse midwives are better
able to meet the routine care needs of most women. Referrals
and consultations are made as needed to surgical, medical or
complementary health specialists.
NEWS:
Childbirth
Preparation Classes
by Wendy Eson, ICCE, CD (Dona)
Wendy received her training to become a
birth doula in Seattle in 1999. She became DONA (Doula’s of
North America) certified in 2004. She was certified by the
International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA) in 2005.
She teaches birth preparation at St. Clair Hospital and is a
doula with Heart & Hands in Pittsburgh.
Wendy and her husband
have 3 children all born with midwives.
Small classes are
scheduled for Thursday evenings in April 2006. Cost is $90 for
4, 2 hour classes and limited scholarships are available. Some
insurance plans provide some reimbursement for classes.
Contact your member services department.
For more information
call 412 531-5140 or email Wendy at wseson@verizon.net
New La Leche
League meeting hosted at Women's Health Options Network
Squirrel Hill Office. Meetings
will be held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month beginning May
16 at 6:30 pm. Tara McElfresh will lead the meeting,
which is intended to meet the needs of working moms. Security
code at that time will be #0133.
Pregnant women are encouraged to check
out Le Leche League PRIOR to giving birth. All meetings are
free and kids are welcome.
Tara can be reached at 412-241-1991or
taramcelfresh@hotmail.com] back to top
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