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INDUSTRY INSIGHT OBSTETRICS SPONSORED CONTENT Personalized OB Care, Starts Here P remier Women’s Health prides itself on delivering excellent women’s health and maternity services in the Ohio Valley since 1968. Offices are conveniently located in both Sewickley and Moon. The Sewickley campus of Heritage Valley Health System (HVHS) is located only minutes away from the offices. Heritage Valley Sewickley has private labor and delivery rooms, a dedicated operating room, a dedicated anesthesia staff for those desiring epidurals, and private postpartum rooms, affording patients and family members a comfortable, cozy and quiet birthing experience. The experienced Maternal and Child Health nursing staff strives to make your visit as special as the little one you will be delivering. They consistently exceed patient expectations. “The goal of the health care providers of Premier Women’s Health is to provide patients with the best birthing experience available. The group fosters one-on-one patient/ provider interactions. Care is not diluted among teaching staffs or shared with other obstetric groups. As a result, patients are not meeting the provider for the first time when arriving at the hospital for delivery. With Heritage Valley Sewickley being a community hospital, patients can be assured that they will receive personal attention for all their birthing and postpartum needs. Overall patient satisfaction, as measured by Press Ganey, consistently scores above the 90th percentile. The physicians of Premier Women’s Health average over 22 years of obstetric experience. Interestingly, two are also registered pharmacists, two are Veterans of the United States Armed Forces, one served time in the Public Health Service, one is certified in bone densitometry, and one is certified in menopausal medicine. Premier Women’s Health, in conjunction with Heritage Valley Sewickley, advocates and embraces breastfeeding through The Keystone 10 breastfeeding quality improvement initiative. The initiative is designed to improve the protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding in an attempt to maintain breastfeeding as a long-term infant feeding method. This initiative is augmented by a lactation support program, with board-certified lactation consultants, and with the Breastfeeding Moms Network, a support group that meets two times a month. The obstetric team also supports skin-to- skin interaction between the newborn and her mother. Benefits include stable newborn heart and respiratory rates, temperature, and blood glucose. This interaction also allows the infant to be colonized with the mother’s bacteria. The providers are also proponents of delayed cord clamping to reduce newborn anemia. Heritage Valley Sewickley offers a variety of prenatal classes. These include tours of the birthing unit for children and adults, expectant parent prenatal classes, breastfeeding classes, grandparent classes, and fatherhood (“Dr. Daddy”) classes. Appointments with Premier Women’s Health can be made by calling 412.741.6530 (Sewickley) and 412.264.2450 (Moon). Early morning and late afternoon appointments are available to accommodate working 26 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Moon Township women. Obstetric and gynecologic services are provided by Mark Fuoss, M.D.; Bryan Labuda, D.O.; Kristine Santerini, M.D.; Kerri McIntyre, D.O.; Roseann Covatto, M.D.; and Laura Silverman, PA-C. Gynecologic services are also provided by Frank DiCenzo, D.O., and Christina Cirucci, M.D. Most major insurances are accepted.