Childbirth Education Classes offered at Nassau University Medical Center in English and Spanish

NuHealth Women's Care 

Nassau University Medical Center

2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554

www.nuhealth.net     516-572-5809

Calling all pregnant women! Do you need classes in childbirth? Maybe you’re a first time mother and you’re nervous for your first delivery? Or, maybe you need a refresher class to remind you of some handy tips and skills while in the labor room?

The Nassau University Medical Center department of obstetrics/gynecology is offering week-end Lamaze childbirth education classes. For $30 you will receive a two-part series of classes taught by trained obstetrics nurses and certified childbirth educators and are offered in English and Spanish.

According to a press release posted by the NuHealth team, Chaur-Dong Hsu, chairman of the department of obstetrics/gynecology at NUMC believes “Lamaze empowers the laboring mother to be proactive in making informed decisions regarding her labor and her baby. If you are interested in learning how to decrease your fears, learn techniques to manage pain and discomfort, if you wish to feel more confident about the labor process, then our Lamaze classes are for you.”

Some of the topics included in the Lamaze childbirth education classes offered within the NuHealth Women’s Care facilities are: normal labor, birth and early postpartum; positioning to facilitate the normal progress of labor and birth; massage techniques to ease the pain of labor and to enhance relaxation; comfort measures, such as hydrotherapy, the use of heart, cold and pressure; relaxation skills to use during labor and after pregnancy to relieve stress; labor support advice for the partner and the professional.

If you are interested in affordable week-end classes tailored to your needs, availability and in your own language, the Lamaze classes offered at NuHealth are for you. Please call 516-296-2893 for more information, to obtain a schedule and for registration.

HPV: The Main Cause of Cervical Cancer in Women... Get Vaccinated!

NuHealth Women's Care 

Nassau University Medical Center

2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554

www.nuhealth.net     516-572-5809

According to the CDC, Cervical Cancer causes about 4,000 deaths in women each year in the US. HPV (human papilloma virus) is the main cause of cervical cancer in women (CDC).

HPV is a common virus. It is transferred from one person to another through skin-to-skin contact during sexual activity. HPV vaccines prevent serious health problems, such as cervical cancer and genital warts. Safe and effective vaccines are available to protect males and females against HPV and health problems the virus can cause (CDC).

Unfortunately, HPV vaccination isn’t catching on in the US as health officials hoped (FiercePharma). According to a study done by the CDC, "less than half of teenage girls have received even one dose of a vaccine and only one third have received all three doses."

Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of CDC’s immunization center, told reporters at Fierce Pharma in regards to vaccination that “if we don’t make major changes, far too many girls in this generation will remain vulnerable to cervical cancer later in life.”

HPV vaccines are licensed by the FDA and recommended by the CDC. The two vaccines available today are both very safe and effective against HPV types 16 and 18, which cause most cervical cancers in women (CDC). Both Cervarix and Gardasil are given as shots and require 3 doses to be fully protected (CDC). Only Gardasil protects against HPV types 6 and 11, the two strands that cause most genital warts in both males and females and had been tested and licensed for use in males. In addition, Gardasil has been tested and shown to protect against cancers of the vulva, vagina and anus (CDC).

Females ages 9 through 26 years old are recommended to be vaccinated against HPV, and to complete all 3 doses.  

To contact a gynecologist for more information, visit the NuHealth Women's Care website linked here. 

Affiliates of Susan G. Komen for The Cure Officials Visit NUMC's Breast Center

NuHealth Women's Care 

Nassau University Medical Center

2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554

www.nuhealth.net     516-572-5809

As reported by NuHealth, greater NYC affiliates of Susan G.Komen for the Cure officials met at Nassau University Medical Center to tour the National Mah Jongg League Foundation Breast Center and to discuss the progress of their recently awarded $45,000 grant to assist the breast screening program provided by the breast center at NUMC.

 

The $45,000 grant will help provide coverage of medical costs for medically underserved women between the ages of 40-49 years old who have limited resources.  “These funds will assist us in enduring that all women continue to have access to quality breast services and care, regardless of their ability to pay,” indicated Chris Mancuso, RN and director of the breast screening program.

CEO of Komen Greater NYC, Dana Richardson-Heron, explained during her site visit that they “conducted a needs assessment of our community and discovered that women were still not accessing valuable early detection of breast cancer through mammography and follow up,” (NuHealth Press Release). She continued, “We are confident that through the NuHealth System’s breast screening program underserved women in the community will have low-cost access to the care they need.”

Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest breast cancer organization, and their affiliates fund inoovative programs that help women and men overcome all barriers, including cultural, social, educational and financial, to breast cancer screening and treatment.

To read the entire press release about the Greater NYC Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for The Cure site visit at Nassau UniversityMedical Center, visit the News & Events section of NuHealth’s website, www.NuHealth.net/news-and-events/, or click here.