Our goal for 2010 The 2010 donations to the Celebration Women’s Health Fund will help provide Purple Crying Education, for all moms and their families who give birth at the Boise and Meridian St. Luke’s Hospitals. Your donation to the Women’s Health Fund will supply 44 DVD players for all mother/baby rooms in Meridian and Boise to facilitate training for all new parents on abusive head trauma, more commonly known as Shaken Baby Syndrome. New parents will also be given a DVD and booklet to take home and share with other caregivers of the child.

At the Celebration, we are excited to support this abuse prevention education and appreciate your donation towards keeping babies safe. Your commitment helps us better serve the community and maintain the quality of excellence our patients expect in the care of St. Luke’s.

How You Have Helped In Prior Years: This is a partial list of the many ways the Women's Health Fund has helped women.

• Purchase lean back chairs for all childbirth classes at the St. Luke’s Meridian, Boise and Eagle locations. Lean back chairs assist pregnant women during classes when attendees are practicing positions for labor and birth.
• Educational materials and laptops have been purchased for the Women’s Unit at St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center.
• Free childbirth classes to teen moms at Marian Pritchett School.
• Providing a lactation educator to students at Marian Pritchett School at Booth Memorial Home/Salvation Army on a biweekly basis.

St. Luke's Cares About Women. For over 100 years, St. Luke’s has provided high quality, comprehensive care to women of all ages. We know that women’s health care needs are very different from those of men, and we are committed to meeting those needs and supporting women throughout their lives. Regardless of age, health status, or fitness level, St. Luke’s offers women the information and support they need to maintain good health through the latest in screening, detection, treatment, classes, support groups, and participation in community events like the St. Luke's Women's Fitness Celebration - America's largest 5K for Women.