Mother’s Day Fun in Dayton
Check out our roundup of Mother’s Day Fun in Dayton and treat your mom to a fun day!
Health
Read More
Put Toy Safety on the List
It’s magical when a child holds a treasured toy for the first time. That precious look in the child’s eyes says it all. For grown-ups, that’s the joy of giving toys for birthdays, holidays—or just because. But while kids want fun stuff, they need safe playthings too. In 2016, an estimated 240,000 of child injuries…
Natural Labor Options in Dayton
“Women want to have a voice in how their baby is brought into this world, and we are making every effort to support them in their decisions,” says Kettering Health Network Executive Director Network Women’s and Children’s Service Line, Miriam Cartmell MS, RNC-OB, NEA-BC. To continue to empower women in…
Emergency Room, Urgent Care or Family Doctor?
Sometimes you know instantly if your child needs quick medical care. Other times, it’s hard to detemine if an injury or illness needs the attention of a health care provider, and if it does, whether that means a trip to the ER, a call to your doctor, or a visit to the nearest urgent care…
Selecting a Potential Pediatrician
As any parent of a new baby knows, you spend a lot of time at the pediatrician’s office, which is why finding someone you can rely on becomes so important. What should parents be looking for when selecting someone to fulfill this important role?
Immune System Support For The School Year
Bacteria and viruses run amok in daycares, schools, buses, and playgrounds. When children go back to school, they are exposed to so many more germs from all their fellow classmates. And let’s face it, nothing is worse than waking up in the middle of the night to your child who is sick. There are…
Treatment Tailored for the Tiniest Patients
After 14 years of trying to conceive, Alicia and Jeremy Eldridge found out they were pregnant with twins. When Alicia delivered the boys eight weeks before her expected delivery date, the family relied on the advanced technology and expert caregivers of Kettering Medical Center’s Level IIIB NICU to help get ready for their first big…
Preparing for Baby
A lot of questions pop up when you’re considering having a child or preparing for the birth of your baby. Beyond reading prenatal books or checking pregnancy apps on your phone, Kettering Health Network offers interactive opportunities to parents-to-be so they can feel as ready as possible to welcome their little one. Baby Fairs If…
All About the Apgar Score
The Apgar score, the very first test given to a newborn, occurs in the delivery room immediately after the delivery of the baby. It is a simple and painless rating system to evaluate your newborn’s health. In 1952, Virginia Apgar first developed the test to standardize assessment of newborns after anesthesia was administered to mothers….
Advanced Breast Screening is Saving Lives
“Everyone’s cancer story is different. But when cancer goes undetected, the end of the story is always the same,” says Dayton-area native, Rachel Blackburn. Unfortunately, Rachel knows all too well the toll cancer can take. “I lost my mom in June 2016 to Large B-cell Lymphoma,” says Rachel. “My father passed away in 2001 from…