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‘Northshore Healthbeat’ S2 E15: 60,000 babies and counting

STHS Communication Department, CommDept@stph.org

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On Dec. 2, 1954, St. Tammany Health System’s flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital welcomed its first baby into the world. Now, 70 years later, more than 60,000 babies have joined that first one, and St. Tammany Parish Hospital is widely recognized as the premiere destination for maternity care on the Northshore.

For this episode of “Northshore Healthbeat,” recorded during National Breastfeeding Month, we discuss what makes St. Tammany so special with Registered Nurse Tammy Lala, a lactation specialist at the hospital; STHS’s Sharon Hansen, director of Women and Children’s Services and Mother-Baby Lactation; and local mom Elizabeth White, who has had two babies delivered at St. Tammany.

Listen in now at all major podcast platforms, including: 

Episodes of “Northshore Healthbeat” can also be found in the electronic newsroom at StTammany.health, alongside the health system’s myriad other publications and programs.

“Northshore Healthbeat” is a public affairs podcast dedicated to local healthcare issues and happenings, featuring interviews with local care providers, patients and community stakeholders.

 

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