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On April 23, BWH President Betsy Nabel, MD, joined fellow hospital leaders and experts at BWH’s annual Women’s Health Luncheon, titled “Sleepless in Boston,” to share how sleep impacts the health and well-being of women.
The program shared insight about sleep and sleeplessness, and how the stages of a woman’s life affect her sleep patterns, as well as the innovative research in this area taking place at BWH. “I am proud of our institution’s strong legacy of improving the health and well-being of women and their families,” said Nabel. “This legacy stretches back to 1832 with the establishment of the Boston Lying-In Hospital as one of America’s first maternity hospitals, and to 1875 with the founding of the Free Hospital for Women.”
BWHers Paula Johnson, MD, MPH, executive director of the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology; Charles Czeisler, PhD, MD, chief of the Division of Sleep Medicine; and Susan Redline, MD, MPH, of Sleep Medicine, presented the research of the Connors Center and Sleep Medicine, respectively, to the luncheon’s 370 attendees.
Massachusetts First Lady Diane Patrick spoke about her support of Johnson’s commitment to women’s health issues and the importance of the women’s health research being done at BWH. “Our dedication to improving the health of women is marked with many successes that have transformed medicine—from the first use of antiseptics during childbirth, to developing tests to identify the presence of cervical cancer, to the first single-entry robotic surgery fibroid removal,” Nabel said. “Today, BWH is the most trusted name in women’s health. We are recognized as a world leader in helping women live longer, healthier lives.”