Media Story Ideas

Home

Site Map

Search for:

Home > St. John's Mercy Medical Center > St. John's Mercy Media Center

Media Story Ideas

Labor Support Techniques
Providing physical and emotional support to women in labor is as important as providing quality medical care. Labor and delivery nurses at St. John's Mercy Medical Center are now better prepared to care for women who are in labor, after receiving labor support training from Lamaze International. The training will help ensure that nurses have the high level of skill that is necessary to support all women who are in labor, from those who need additional support due to their circumstances to women who choose to use natural childbirth methods.
Nursing Fellowship Programs
While a nursing shortage is being felt across the nation, it is estimated that St. Louis is experiencing a shortage of 1500 to 3000 nurses. St. John's Mercy Medical Center operates five nursing fellowship programs, which are offered to recent nursing school graduates and nurses who want to change their specialty. Nurses learn the ins and outs of their specialty area, through classroom and clinical experience. The fellowship is offered in perinatal care, medical/surgical care, operating room care, neonatal intensive care and critical care. The fellowship program is used to recruit nurses to work in these five specialty areas.

Exercise during Pregnancy
St. John's Mercy offers moms-to-be several exercise class options to help get their bodies in shape for pregnancy and labor. Many of the classes focus on pelvic and abdominal strength.

Fitness First
A registered nurse and exercise physiologist offer an individualized exercise and education program for those with risk factors for heart disease.

St. John’s Mercy Media Center

Media Center Home

Patient Conditions

Story Ideas

Facts & Statistics

Specialties

News Releases

Construction Updates

A member of the
Sisters of Mercy Health System


	© 2008 St. John's Mercy Health Care 615 S. New Ballas Rd., St. Louis, Missouri, 63141