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Tag: infant health

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

Program seeks to increase number of Black doulas in NC

by Hannah Critchfield March 29, 2021March 28, 2021
A pregnant woman with a mask sits in her room.
Posted inGender health

Disrupting the cycle of addiction, one mother at a time

by Liora Engel-Smith October 26, 2020January 27, 2021
Posted inChildren's Health

WIC benefits help improve child, maternal nutrition, but fewer families are accessing it

by Sarah Ovaska July 15, 2019July 15, 2019
Posted inChildren's Health, Featured, Health Inequities, Healthcare Workers, Rural Health

Partnership Aids First-time Moms in Hard-hit Robeson County

by Thomas Goldsmith December 5, 2016October 20, 2017
Breastfeeding is best initiated while a woman is still in the hospital with her baby. Image courtesy Eden Pictures, flickr creative commons
Posted inFeatured

Advocates Plan Push For Paid Maternity Leave

by Rose Hoban November 9, 2016January 17, 2023
Posted inChildren's Health, Chronic Disease, Featured, Medicaid, Public Health, Rural Health

NC Infant Mortality Rate Remains Stubbornly High

by Rose Hoban October 21, 2016October 21, 2016

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