The W.O. Frohring Family Resource Center

Part of Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, this center has a resource library with information on parenting, breastfeeding, sibling relationships and much more. Materials may be borrowed for a limited time within the hospital, and copying services are available.

Patients who have recently given birth at MacDonald Women’s Hospital find the library to be an excellent source on topics relating to newborns and their parents. The Frohring Family Resource Center supports a caring and effective partnership between families and their healthcare team by providing general assistance on baby care and health-related issues. You can learn more about the Center on the Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital website. Community residents are also welcome to visit or call the center for information.

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This condition involves losing blood. This can occur internally (when blood leaks from blood vessels inside the body), externally through a natural opening (such as the vagina, mouth, or rectum), or externally through a break in the skin.
Review Date: 6/7/2006

Bleeding refers to the loss of blood. Bleeding can happen inside the body (internally) or outside the body (externally). It may occur:Inside the body when blood leaks from blood vessels or organsOutside the body when blood flows through a natural opening (such as the vagina, mouth, or rectum)Outside the body when blood moves through a break in the skin
Review Date: 1/15/2009

Breathing difficulties can be described in several different ways. You may be short of breath, unable to take a deep breath, gasping for air, or feel like you are not getting enough air.See also: Choking
Review Date: 1/16/2007

Breathing difficulties can be described in several different ways. You may be short of breath, unable to take a deep breath, gasping for air, or feel like you are not getting enough air.See also: Choking
Review Date: 7/8/2009

If more pressure is put on a bone than it can stand, it will split or break. A break of any size is called a fracture. If the broken bone punctures the skin, it is called an open fracture (compound fracture).A stress fracture is a hairline crack in the bone that develops because of repeated or prolonged forces against the bone.
Review Date: 5/7/2007

If more pressure is put on a bone than it can stand, it will split or break. A break of any size is called a fracture. If the broken bone punctures the skin, it is called an open fracture (compound fracture).A stress fracture is a hairline crack in the bone that develops because of repeated or prolonged forces against the bone.
Review Date: 5/2/2009

The dentist's term for a knocked out tooth is "avulsed."
Review Date: 5/30/2007

The dentist's term for a knocked out tooth is "avulsed."
Review Date: 5/28/2008

A bruise is an area of skin discoloration. A bruise occurs when small blood vessels break and leak their contents into the soft tissue beneath the skin.
Review Date: 5/17/2007

A bruise is an area of skin discoloration. A bruise occurs when small blood vessels break and leak their contents into the soft tissue beneath the skin.
Review Date: 5/2/2009

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