Women’s Health

Jessica Rouge with the members of her lab.

Female Inventor Empowers Underrepresented Women in Science

In honor of International Women's Day, meet UConn chemistry Professor Jessica Rouge

Photo of infant Lily Bodnar

Little Leaplings Arrive on Leap Year at UConn Health

The chances of being born in a leap year are 1 in 1,461.  Today at UConn Health, three babies joined this small and exclusive group called leaplings.

Chazidy Watts holding her newborn.

Keeping Black Mothers-To-Be and their Babies Safe

This Black History Month UConn Health is Raising Awareness of the Importance of Greater Safeguards to Ensure Black Maternal Health

This little Husky is enjoying sleeping on his back in his new UConn Health gifted sleep sack. Francis Scott Moriarty was born at UConn John Dempsey Hospital on January 3, 2024. He was 6 lbs., 12 oz., and 19.5 inches long. (Photo by Mom).

UConn Health Gifting Safe Sleep to its Newborns

Each baby born at UConn John Dempsey Hospital is being gifted safe sleep with a UConn Health embroidered sleep sack.

Cara Delaney MD, MPH meets with a patient at UConn Health.

Complex Family Planning Program Expands Services at UConn Health

UConn Health is committed to providing full-spectrum reproductive health care to all those who need it and to continuing to be leaders in training future medical providers to safely care for all patients.

Picture new baby girl Juliana of the new year.

UConn Health’s First Baby of 2024 Arrives Fast and Unexpectedly

Connecticut Mom Delivers Baby in Car Right Outside UConn John Dempsey Hospital

Sights and scenes around the UConn Health John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington amongst the fall foliage at sunrise on Oct. 19, 2023.

UConn John Dempsey Hospital Receives the 2024 Women’s Choice Awards as one of America’s Best Hospitals in Eight Areas

The Women’s Choice Awards has named UConn John Dempsey Hospital as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Safety, Cancer Care, Stroke Care, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Breast Cancer, Mammogram Images, Women’s Services and Obstetrics

Professor of Biomedical Engineering Liisa Kuhn and a student

Kuhn Develops Patent-Pending Process to Create Comfortable Prosthetics for Breast Cancer Survivors

Professor of Biomedical Engineering Liisa Kuhn uses a 3D bioprinter to fabricate breast prosthetics that are lightweight, flexible, and porous

Group portrait of staff wearing pink

UConn Health Wears Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

A photo gallery of UConn Health staff from throughout the enterprise

UConn Health Nurse Beats Breast Cancer and Reminds Others to Get Their Mammogram

Shannon Egan, a nurse in the Internal Medicine Unit at UConn Health beat breast cancer because she found it early and now she advocates for others to make sure they get their annual mammogram. Early detection saves lives.