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Category: Gender health

A newborn is visible and in the background, there's a hospital bed with the mom
Posted inGender health

Filling rural NC’s maternal health care desert

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

By Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven Eight women — three OB-GYNs, three nurse midwives, one gynecologist and one nurse practitioner — comprise the maternity unit at Mission Hospital McDowell. In the 18-county region that makes up western North Carolina, the McDowell County facility is one of just eight hospitals where someone can deliver a baby. To fill the […]

A Black woman in a red jacket speaks to two sexaul assault nurse students
Posted inGender health

Pilot program brings sexual assault nurse training to historically Black university

by Carolina Public Press May 7, 2022May 6, 2022
This black and white image shows protesters outside the US Supreme Court representing both sides of the abortion debate.
Posted inState Health Policy

In the wake of Supreme Court leak, NC advocates ponder the future of abortion in the state

by Elizabeth Thompson and Rose Hoban May 5, 2022May 4, 2022
An African American mother and her baby bond together as an illustration of maternal health and maternal and child health.
Posted inGender health

Black doulas in NC fight high maternal and infant mortality rate by building relationship, community

by Elizabeth Thompson May 3, 2022May 3, 2022
image shows a courthouse on a hill in Jackson County, which hasn't had a domestic violence shelter in over a decade.
Posted inGender health

Regional shortage of domestic violence shelters creates obstacles for survivors

by Carolina Public Press April 30, 2022April 29, 2022
Photo shows the hands of a woman taking a finger prick diabetes blood test of another woman.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Study: Possible link between “forever chemicals” and diabetes in middle-aged women

by Will Atwater April 26, 2022April 25, 2022

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