Delta Community Hospital
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Behavioral health
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Wellness and preventative medicine
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Pregnancy and baby
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Emergency care
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Emergency care
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Wellness and preventative medicine
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Women's health
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Wellness and preventative medicine
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Primary care
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Seasonal Allergies During Pregnancy
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After His Heart Stopped, Patient Grateful He Received CPR
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How to Help a Spouse Suffering From Postpartum Depression
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Advanced Trauma Care at Intermountain Proves Lifesaving for John Ames
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A Physician's Perspective on Opioid Misuse in Utah
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A Little About PPD – Postpartum Depression
If you’ve just had a baby, you may be struggling with a heightened mindset of sadness. While feeling a little down for a few weeks after giving birth is normal, here are some questions you might have if you’re concerned that it may be more than just the “baby blues.”
911 Program Bridges Gap between Urgent and Emergent Healthcare
As a community partner, Intermountain Healthcare’s North Temple Clinic recently completed a successful, two-year pilot program with the fire department to help meet the needs of people who call 911, but who may not have life-emergent situations.
16 Things I Wish I Knew Before Having A Baby
Whether you are a new mom or a mom of three bring a new little one into the mix can be tricky. We’ve asked moms to share their comments on what they wished they had known before having your most recent baby? We received some great thoughts!
17 Things to Include in Your Birthing Plan
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12 Ways to Improve Fertility
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11 Truths of Motherhood
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10 Things Women Can Do to LiVe Well With Preventive Care
Preventive care puts you in charge of your health. It lets you gauge your health today, and find out ways to protect it for the future.
10 Common Signs of Menopause
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9 Useful Pregnancy Snacks
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8 Things New Moms Want to Know About Breastfeeding
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7 Tips to Surviving a Summer Pregnancy
Summer is here and with it comes scorching temps and stifling heat. Now imagine how an expectant mama is handling the heat.
Pregnancy and baby
7 Misconceptions About Midwives
Midwives have been caring for women for centuries. But until the 1940s, history tells us they were generally local women with good hearts and instincts, but no formal education. Times have changed, as has the scope of midwifery practice.
6 Things You Need to Know about Mammograms
Unfortunately, Utah women have the second-lowest mammogram screening rate in the country. A mammogram only takes a few minutes and can save your life.
5 Ways Moms Can Overcome Feeling Overwhelmed
The stress of motherhood can leave anyone feeling overwhelmed. But taking time to care for yourself will allow you to better care for your family.
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5 Things I Wish I Knew as a First Time Mom
5 Things I Wish I Knew as a First Time Mom
5 Things You Should Do Before Delivery
5 Things You Should Do Before Delivery
New moms share newborn stresses
Amazing, magical, and beautiful often describe the excitement of childbirth, but with a new baby comes new stressors.
Women's health
5 Misconceptions About Mammograms
Many misconceptions exist about mammograms, but the fact is mammograms can impact your long-term health — and save your life.
3D Mammography Provides the Best in Breast Imaging
3D mammography is helping physicians make more accurate diagnosis and detect more invasive cancers. So women can take comfort in knowing time taken for a mammogram is time well spent.
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3 Breast Pumps, But Which is Best?
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Maintaining Your Mental Health After Baby
Cancer care
Thanks to early detection and mammography, more women surviving breast cancer. One young mother tells how early detection saved her life and the life of her child.
Analey Miltenberger was 18 weeks pregnant with her first child when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Pregnancy Brain Is Not A Myth
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Pregnancy and baby
Pregnancy Heartburn? 7 Ways to Get Relief
Expectant mothers everywhere are aching to know one thing: “How can I get some relief from this awful pregnancy heartburn?” To help ease your pain, here are some answers to your “burning” questions.