Women’s Health
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.
Electronic Health Record Coming to UConn Health’s NICU
The Connecticut Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at UConn Health is switching to the Epic electronic health record system June 28, enabling improved communication, quality, and safety.
UConn Health Earns Re-accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers of the American College of Surgeons
The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality program administered by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted accredited status to the UConn Health Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center.
New Specialty Helps Women Get Back Quality of Life
Women over the age of 45 or who have had children may undoubtedly know that feeling when the urge to “go” and “go now” comes on or the sudden leak that occurs with a sneeze or a jump in an aerobics class. Others may feel something bulging from the vagina when they are straining.
Doctors Research to Find Answers to Endometriosis
Dr. Danielle Luciano joined the Connecticut Endometriosis Working Group, formed by state Rep. Jillian Gilchrest to bring awareness and push forward research for endometriosis. She will work in partnership with Jackson Lab's Elise Courtois, Ph.D., associate director of Single Cell Biology and an endometriosis researcher to gather and study tissue samples from endometriosis patients to learn how endometriosis tissue interacts with surrounding tissue.
Urgent Need for Milk Donors
Pasteurized donor human milk (PDHM) can be lifesaving for preterm infants and currently the need is outweighing the supply.
Cervical Cancer is Preventable
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month serves as a reminder that cervical cancer is preventable with regular screening tests and the HPV vaccine.
‘Racing against Time’: Woman’s Life, Vision, and Baby Saved by UConn Health
UConn Health doctors worked to save a pregnant woman from a fast-growing brain tumor while safely delivering her baby, who turns 1 this Thanksgiving