JAMESTOWN, NY — On March 12 at WCA Hospital, Tiarra Kelly and Adam Akin welcomed their newborn daughter, Maci-Lynn Elizabeth Akin, into the world. To help celebrate the birth of Maci-Lynn and to commemorate the 100th birthday of the Girl Scouts, Brownie Troop #20030, which meets at R.R. Rogers Elementary School in Jamestown, visited WCA and ... Read More

DUNKIRK, NY -- Brooks Memorial Hospital’s First Baby of the New Year for 2012 took an extra day to arrive, but is well worth the wait! Baby Nolyn Platt was born at 11:52 a.m. on January 2; weighing in at 6 lbs. 9 oz. Little Nolyn is the first child for Sabrina Platt from Jamestown. The First Brooks Baby and his family received a large assortment ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Prendergast Library has added new books and DVDs about pregnancy, birth and infant care to its collection with support from Zonta Club of Jamestown. “This will help women make use of Prendergast Library to access current information that will affect their health and that of their children,” said Director Catherine Way. ... Read More

Margie McGlone brought one key item into her nursery when she was pregnant last summer. It was her sister's crib, one they both loved and looked forward to keeping in the family. CPSC staff has completed a comprehensive review of crib-related infant fatalities reported to the agency between January 2000 and the ... Read More

Brooks Obstetrics Manager Roselle Atzrott with new mom Alexis Grates Sciarrino and baby Mikela. (User subm. photo) In an effort to promote the benefits of breastfeeding, the Brooks Memorial Hospital Obstetrics Unit will be offering quarterly Breastfeeding classes. This new program is open to expectant mothers and ... Read More

Courtesy Photography By Amanda When I was a little kid, the greatest gift of all was usually whatever my friends told me was the coolest thing in the Sears or Brand Names toy catalog. I may not have known how to write, but I could go through the whole catalog and circle all the things I just had to have. As I got ... Read More

Brooks Memorial Hospital’s First Baby of the New Year arrived right on time, at 1:53 am on January 1, 2011. Lindsey Hall with new baby son Tucker James, the First Baby born at Brooks Memorial Hospital and in Chautauqua County in 2011 (Contributed photo) Little Tucker James Hall weighed in at 6 lbs 10 oz and ... Read More

Jamestown — In response to a growing interest in delivery options among expectant mothers, Debra Arndt, MS, Certified Nurse Midwife, recently joined the Maternity Care Center staff at WCA Hospital, giving women a Midwife approach to care through each stage of a mother’s pregnancy. Debra Arndt, MS, Certified ... Read More