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Tag: high-risk pregnancy

photo shows an empty rocking chair and bassinet, representing the mothers in NC looking for baby formula
Posted inGender health

Limited options for mothers giving birth in Western North Carolina

by Carolina Public Press July 31, 2021July 29, 2021

By Christian Green Carolina Public Press Melissa Fehling’s second child is due Aug. 3.  She delivered her first child, River, at the WNC Birth Center in Asheville two years ago, and she said she was looking forward to a similar experience there.  But on June 19, she received an email from the center, announcing an […]

shows printouts from a sonogram, used to determine if a fetus has a disability
Posted inHealth Inequities

Sweeping legislation aims to combat Black maternal mortality

by Hannah Critchfield April 15, 2021April 15, 2021
shows printouts from a sonogram, used to determine if a fetus has a disability
Posted inGender health

NC Pregnancy, Abortion Rates Continued to Tick Down in 2016

by Rose Hoban September 6, 2018September 19, 2022
Posted inChildren's Health, Featured, Mental Health, Public Health

Moms Of Sick Babies Face Critical Needs, Too

by Thomas Goldsmith September 6, 2016September 6, 2016
photo of low birth weight baby, An intubated female premature infant born prematurely 26 weeks 6 days gestation, 990 grams. Photo taken at approximately 24 hours after birth.
Posted inChildren's Health, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Featured, Research News

With Cadmium in Their Blood, Durham Women At Risk of Lower-Weight Babies

by Gabe Rivin November 6, 2014July 1, 2019
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Research News

Pregnant Women in Durham Test High for Cadmium, Study Finds

by Gabe Rivin September 23, 2014April 7, 2017

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