Skin-to-skin benefi ts
babies and mothers AHN cares for women
throughout life
Meghan helps to facilitate skin-to-skin
contact between mother and child during
the fi rst two hours after delivery. These
babies are healthier, more content,
and begin breastfeeding more easily,
compared to babies who do not have
skin-to-skin contact. AHN provides personalized,
compassionate care for women
throughout life.
Helping women
become strong mothers
AHN off ers highly personal care with two
nurses dedicated to every mother and
baby, meeting the guidelines for staffi ng
perinatal units, according to the Association
of Women’s Health, Obstetric and
Neonatal Nurses. Patient care teams may
include doctors, physician assistants, nurse
practitioners, and midwives.
We help women receive care they need,
even in special cases.
• The only accredited Center of
Excellence in Minimally Invasive
Gynecology in western PA, with three
physicians certifi ed in female pelvic
medicine and reconstructive surgery
• Same-day, minimally invasive
hysterectomy with better results,
increased satisfaction, and lower costs
• 25 locations for mammography (10 with
3-D mammography) and 17 sites for
DEXA bone density screening
• Top-quality heart care and breast cancer
care, to deal with and defeat two major
causes of illness and death among
women.
• For women facing menopause, AHN
mid-life specialists discuss all options
to help reduce symptoms, and create a
more tranquil mid-life transition.
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AHN Announces Fall
Opening of Alexis Joy
D’Achille Center for
Women’s Behavioral Health
Allegheny Health Network and the
Alexis Joy D’Achille Foundation
announced plans to open The
Alexis Joy D’Achille Center for
Women’s Behavioral Health at
West Penn Hospital, a unique
facility that will off er the most
comprehensive, state-of-the-art
care available in western PA for
women suff ering from pregnancy-
related depression. Construction
of the Center is underway with a
scheduled opening in the fall
of 2017.
Call 412-578-4030 to schedule an
appointment with Sarah Homitsky,
MD, medical director of the center.