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Breast Health Services

Whether it's time for your mammogram or you are worried something's wrong, Breast Health Services is here to help you. More >>

Having Your Baby
The most experienced provider of childbirth services, we offer ultrasound technology, genetic counseling, prenatal testing and everything else you need for a healthy pregnancy and optimal birth. More >>

Care for High Risk-Pregnancy
Lehigh Valley Hospital staffs maternal fetal medicine physicians and other experts in high-risk pregnancies More >>

Gynecology
Discover comprehensive women's health care at Lehigh Valley Hospital More >>

Women and Heart Disease
Heart Help for Women is an empowering program that educates you and the medical community on heart health and connects you with a doctor specially trained to recognize and treat women’s heart issues. More >>

Infertility
Our doctors have excellent success diagnosing and treating couples who are having difficulty getting pregnant. More >>

Bladder Problems and Pelvic Pain
We can help with a care plan specialized just for you More >>

Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a health issue for half of all adults over 50, and prevention starts in adolescence. Lehigh Valley Hospital can help. More >>

Gynecological Cancers
Our board certified gynecologic cancer doctors are committed to helping you receive the most progressive treatments available -- without leaving the area. We participate in national clinical trials so our patients have access to new treatments. More >>

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Quality Results
See how our care compares to other hospitals in Pennsylvania and nationwide. More >>

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Q: I've seen books and DVDs about teaching sign language to babies. Why is sign language beneficial?
A: Infants and babies develop fine motor skills in their hands and fingers before they develop the ability to talk. Most babies voice their first word around a year, but they can learn to sign much earlier, around 9 to 10 months.


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    Lehigh Valley Hospital has campuses in Allentown and Bethlehem, Pa. and serves the Pennsylvania communities of Easton, Doylestown, Quakertown, Hazelton, Lehighton, Perkasie, Pottstown, Pottsville, Reading, Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Stroudsburg, and the Poconos and also Phillipsburg and Flemington, N.J., and western New Jersey. You don't have to travel to Philadelphia or New York for quality health care.

    		 
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