MedStar Health News

Babyscripts Remotely Monitors Pregnant Patients and Provides Real-time Feedback and Intervention  Washington, D.C., January 11, 2018 – A new mobile app is changing how expectant mothers are receiving ...

Newborns at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital will sport a different look for the month of February. Casting aside traditional pastels, the Women’s Health & Family Birthing Center is p...

Local Woman and Newborn Saved After Sudden Potentially-Fatal Pregnancy Complications Our story begins on a chilly night in late December 2016. Excited, soon-to-be parents, LaWan Sypert-Mujiheed,...

Can Talcum Powder Cause Ovarian Cancer? What Women Need to KnowWashington, D.C., September 27, 2017 - A handful of multi-million dollar jury awards to women who used baby powder with talcum, and later...

When Perinatal Nurse Educator Lisa Hulvey, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, comes up with an idea for an educational exercise that can reaffirm best practice or help the team identify ways to improve current practice, she contacts the MedStar Simulation Training & Education Lab (SiTEL) team to design and implement a drill. 

Negativing Breast Health  Christine Taylor, RN, CN-BN, and Cheryl Pauley, RN, CN-BN, have a message for women who are told their mammogram results are abnormal – there is hope. &ldquo...