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Natural Family Planning

Couples seeking to become pregnant can boost their chances of success naturally with Catholic Health’s infertility and Natural Family Planning services.

Our Natural Family Planning system can also assist couples seeking to avoid pregnancy by tracking when they are naturally fertile and infertile.

Reversal of Tubal Ligation

Tubal ligation, also known as "tying the tubes," permanently ends your ability to have children. But what happens if circumstances change? Sisters of Charity Hospital offers Tubal Ligation Reversal to reverse the procedure and make conception possible again.

Free and Confidential Pregnancy Testing

Free pregnancy testing is available at the following locations:

• Ken/Ton Family Care Center (Tonawanda)
• Mercy OB/GYN Center (Buffalo)
• Sisters OB/GYN Center (Buffalo)

Perinatal Testing

Perinatal testing checks for diseases or conditions in a fetus or embryo before it is born. Testing can assess your baby’s condition, rule out or confirm potential medical complications or problems, and help physicians manage or prevent difficulties.

Birthing and Delivery

• Childbirth classes
• Birthing and delivery

Visit our Web Nursery to view photos of babies born at a Catholic Health hospital and to leave a note of congratulations for the proud parents.

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Ask the Expert

• If I have diabetes, what precautions should I take during pregnancy? Dr. Bruce Rodgers responds.
• What foods should I eat during my pregnancy? Registered Dietitian Deborah Richter responds.
• If I had Postpartum Cardiomyopathy with a previous pregnancy, could it return in later pregnancies? Dr. Bruce Rodgers responds.
• Is it common to experience knee pain after pregnancy? Dr. Ali Ghomi responds.
• Are there any outward signs of infertility? Jeanne Karnath, Certified FertilityCare™ Practitioner, responds.
• Can I increase my chances of having a girl naturally (without medical intervention)? Dr. Scott Zuccala responds.
• I am pregnant and have pulmonary embolism. Is it possible to carry the baby to term? Dr.  Paul Anain responds.
• What is the average recovery time for a C-section? Dr. Ali Ghomi responds.

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Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes is a temporary form of diabetes in which a pregnant woman's blood sugar, or glucose levels, becomes elevated.

At our gestational diabetes class, you will learn how to manage your glucose levels and how to eat healthy and plan nutritious meals.

Resources for Parents

• WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Nutrition Program
• Parenting Classes from Ready, Set, Parent!

Pregnancy Loss Support

The Footprints on the Heart Program helps families deal with the loss of a baby caused by miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, and newborn death. To help you cope, we provide a variety of support resources, including telephone/email support, memorial events and support groups.

Other Services

Other maternity services offered by Catholic Health include:

• Free HIV counseling and testing 
• Maternal/Child Home Care – We offer in-home nursing assistance for ante-partum, post-partum and newborn patients, including specialized therapies, evaluations, education and assessment of such conditions as gestational diabetes and pregnancy-induced hypertension.

More Information

  Call our HealthConnection line at (716) 447-6205, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday - Friday
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