We are very excited to announce the launch of The Adler Center for Women's Health E-Newsletter. What this means to you is the benefit of enhanced communications by using a powerful tool that will reach you at the touch of a button, providing everyone with up-to-date information, unique to our practice.

Our goal is to stimulate your interest and heighten your awareness of all the current and future innovative services offered. We plan to cover many topics of interest, to create an educational, personal and provocative environment that will be mutually beneficial. In addition to covering clinically and medically relevant topics, we would like to keep you abreast of any changes made in our practice, such as the addition of new providers and staff, changes in policies, the availability of evening and maybe weekend hours, and many other exciting services.

In our E-Newsletter we will inform you of our Women's Health Seminars, which will be held monthly and will cover subjects such as osteoporosis, controversies and myths in postmenopausal hormone therapy, sexual dysfunction, bladder control conditions, prenatal and obstetrical issues, wellness and prevention and many more. A link to an E-Radio segment as well as an E-Video segment is also planned.

This will be a very dynamic medium, that will not only be informative, but also interactive, allowing our customers to complete surveys on line, email us with questions and comments that can be addressed in subsequent E-Newsletters, and in the near future, allow you to request your own appointments on line.

We believe that with this E-Newsletter, the sky is the limit. We look forward to a new era of partnership, one that is technologically advanced creating a new sense of trust and confidence that is unparalleled. This will be permission based so that you will not receive any communications unless you desire.

We look forward to this new relationship. Any ideas or thoughts that you wish to share are greatly encouraged. Your feedback is paramount and will only solidify this relationship. Thank you for this opportunity to serve you in the best possible fashion.

In This Issue
	Midwife of the Month - Rita-Marie Goudreau, CNM Women's Health Seminar - May 27th! What is a Certified Nurse-Midwife? Help Us Spread the Word

Midwife of the Month - Rita-Marie Goudreau, CNM

Rita-Marie Goudreau, CNM joined The Adler Center for Women's Health in June of 2001. Prior to joining The Adler Center she worked as a Registered Nurse on labor and delivery, taught Prenatal Classes, and was a Triage Nurse Midwife in Southern Georgia. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. She then earned her Masters of Science in Nurse Midwifery at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The Adler Center employs four Nurse-Midwives and in the winter of 2003 Rita-Marie was promoted to Nurse Midwife Coordinator. Since she was hired three years ago she has delivered just over 400 babies.

Women's Health Seminar - May 27th!

The Nurse-midwives at the Adler Center are organizing monthly seminars on Women's Health Issues beginning in May. We encourage you to sign up for our monthly newsletter and join us for one of our seminars. It is very important to us that women are educated on important health issues and we want to provide them with a place to gather and discuss their concerns with a provider. The first topic we will discuss is Breast Cancer Awareness. This educational and informational meeting, to be held May 27th at the Woodbridge office from 6:30pm - 7:30pm, will be a perfect place to educate and empower women on their health concerns. We will have snacks, light refreshments and encourage you to bring a friend. Space is Limited - Register Early »

What is a Certified Nurse-Midwife?

Written by Rita-Marie Goudreau I have worked with the Adler Center now for almost three years and I wanted to take the opportunity in this first patient newsletter to share with you what it is that a Nurse-midwife has to offer. One of the easiest ways to explain the benefits is to explore some frequently asked questions often heard when talking about Nurse-midwives. If after reading this brief article you have further questions or simply want to meet with one of us for your next visit please feel free to call our office! "What kind of training does a Nurse-midwife undergo?" The midwives in our practice are similar to nurse practitioners, but the focus >> More about Midwives<<

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