A Baby Friendly® hospital, Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital promotes breastfeeding, skin-to-skin bonding with infants and in some cases, rooming-in prior to infant discharge in the neonatal nursery. Neonatologists oversee plans of care while neonatal nurse practitioners and an experienced team of nurses provide around-the-clock medical services for the 500 infants that are cared for each year.
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Cindy Tweedy knew at an early age that she wanted to be a nurse, but at the age of 16, her uncle who was a dentist convinced her to pursue becoming a…
Virginia Baptist Hospital Centennial Centra’s Intensive Care Nursery (ICN) opened in November of 1972 at Virginia Baptist Hospital, and Dr.
Transforming tiny lives Brenda Yarber’s journey to becoming a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) at Centra didn’t begin with large ambitions for the…
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) located at Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital (VBH) is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in November.
"We need to transfer your newborn to another hospital." Those are the last words any parent wants to hear especially the parents of premature babies,…
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