Gone are the days when women had no choice but to endure labor and delivery without medication to ease the pain. Nowadays, options like epidural anesthesia can make the inevitably painful experience of childbirth calmer, controlled and, yes, even comfortable. Today, epidurals are the most popular method of pain relief during labor. More than two-thirds of […]
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Akron Children’s Mahoning Valley continues the mission of Touched by Nathan
A Struthers couple is living up to the mission they began nearly 2 decades ago: support families who struggle with caring for a medically fragile child. Ken and Vicki Pavalko started the Touched by Nathan Foundation in honor of their late son, Nathan Charles Pavalko. He passed away 40 days after he was born with […]