Women’s Health
Patient Credits UConn Health for Saving Her from Breast Cancer and then Giving Her Life Back with New Technology
From diagnosing, treating and curing her breast cancer, to giving her back her self-esteem with a new type of breast prosthetic created with her in mind, Jan Figueroa credits UConn Health for saving her life and giving it back to her.
3D Printing Technology Benefits Breast Cancer Survivors
'It's been a need for many, many years, and it takes someone like a biomedical engineer to say, "I can do this"'
Community Care Award Recognizes UConn Health Lactation Consultant Marisa Merlo
August is National Breastfeeding Month. UConn Health’s lactation consultant Marisa Merlo has received a Community Care Award for going above and beyond to help a patient.
UConn Health/JAX Study Gives Better Understanding of Endometriosis and How it Grows
The study builds a robust foundation for a better understanding of endometriosis and how it grows
UConn Health Minute: Maternal Health Matters
With maternal mortality rates increasing several years ago, steps were taken to lower the risk moms face before, during and after pregnancy. As UConn Health Ob/Gyn Kathleen Zacherl tells us, Connecticut is one of the first states in the country to implement measures aimed at improving postpartum care to help women recover and stay […]
U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Ruling, Reproductive Healthcare at UConn Health
A statement from UConn President Dr. Radenka Maric and UConn Health CEO Dr. Bruce Liang
Baby Dream Comes True for Sickle Cell Patient
June 19 celebrates World Sickle Cell Day. Sickle cell patient Daisha Dillon shares her pregnancy success story and how her UConn Health care teams have been with her every step of the way in her journey to motherhood. “I trust UConn Health with me and also my baby. They take care of me like family."
UConn Health on Newsweek’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2022 List
For the second year in a row, UConn Health is on Newsweek’s list of Best Maternity Hospitals.
UConn Health Minute: Treating Prolapse and Incontinence
Women don't have to suffer in silence. Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse are common in women who've had children or are older than 45, and they are also highly treatable.
Senator Murphy and Congresswoman Hayes meet with UConn Health Experts to Discuss Formula Crisis
On Tuesday, May 31, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes were joined by providers from the UConn Health Women's Center for a roundtable discussion on this critical issue and to learn of others affecting mothers and their babies in Connecticut and nationwide.