ANCHORAGE WOMENS CLINIC - EAGLE RIVER SUITE

HOURS: Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

AWC offers education and information relating to family planning. We offer everything from preconception consultations to the most current and safe methods of birth control methods available. You and your provider will decide what is right for you. Fetal Monitoring For those expectant moms who cannot feel their baby move, or for other reasons that require a non-stress test, we provide this service here in our comfortable facility. We offer a cozy room that has plenty of space for a visitor to sit with you while this test is being performed.

Gynecologic Care:

Our program focuses on routine preventative care, including but not limited to pap smears, breast exams, HPV immunizations, menopause education, contraceptive counseling and other gynecologic screenings. We also provide on-site specialized services such as Adolescent Gynecology, Colposcopy, Loop Electrosurgical and Excision Procedure (LEEP).

Hypnobirthing empowers parents with techniques to achieve a gentle, calm birth for themselves and their baby. It teaches deep levels of relaxation to eliminate fear which can cause tension, and thus, pain. Hypnobirthing greatly reduces and often eliminates fatigue during labor and the need for medications. We offer a five week course to teach this technique to our patients.

AWC offers several immunization shots including the flu shot, T-Dap, MMR, Hepatitis A and B as well as Gardasil.

Massaging babies provides an important source of tactile stimulation. A study conducted at the University of Miami Medical Center showed that "stimulated (pre-term) neonates averaged a 47% weight gain per day, were more active and alert during sleep/wake behavior observation, and showed more mature habituation, orientation, motor and range of state behavior on the Brazelton scale than control infants." Classes are for babies between the ages of 9 weeks and 6 months and are held on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 3 P.M. Please contact us for scheduling.

Anchorage Women’s Clinic offers up to date education and assistance to those couples having difficulty conceiving.

To make things more convenient for our patients, AWC offers an in-house lab where most tests can be performed on-site.

Traditionally, midwives and physicians have worked independently of one another. However, at AWC, the two work collaboratively in the rare event that there is a question of complication or an actual emergency.

The Mother-Daughter Connections Group is a five week educational seminar offered for mothers and their daughters, age 9-12. Five mother/daughter pairs are given tools to help them connect and prepare for adolescence.

Complete prenatal care is provided for the needs of the normal to the complex pregnancies. Patients may choose to see a physician or a certified nurse midwife.

Our Obstetrical packages include one therapeutic massage per trimester!