Tennessee Department of Health announces “Best For Babies” Award Recipients
January 17, 2020
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Health and the Tennessee Hospital Association are recognizing 18 birthing hospitals with the BEST for Babies Award for their efforts to reduce infant deaths in Tennessee.
The BEST award stands for breastfeeding, early elective delivery reduction and safe sleep for Tennessee babies.
Birthing Hospitals Recognized for Efforts to Reduce Infant Mortality
American Heart Association sets first guidelines for reducing stroke risks unique to women
February 10, 2014
Dallas, TX – For the first time, guidelines have been developed for preventing stroke in women.
“If you are a woman, you share many of the same risk factors for stroke with men, but your risk is also influenced by hormones, reproductive health, pregnancy, childbirth and other sex-related factors,” said Cheryl Bushnell, M.D., M.H.S., author of the new scientific statement published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
Blood Pressure Check. (American Heart Association)
