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Tag: maternal-child health

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 […]

legislative building in Raleigh where lawmakers create policy around Medicaid and other health issues
Posted inPublic Health

Legislative Health Care Round Up

by Taylor Knopf June 22, 2018June 21, 2018
shows a smiling man, woman and child. the woman is holding a newborn on her lap. the woman had her pregnancy monitored via telehealth
Posted inChildren's Health

Tele-Monitoring Can Reduce Medical Appointments For Low-Risk Pregnancies

by Kaiser Health News March 29, 2018January 23, 2019
shows the inside of a corner store.
Posted inChildren's Health

Pediatric Obesity Rates Continue to Increase

by Taylor Knopf March 15, 2018January 23, 2019
Posted inHealth Insurance

Scrapping ‘Essential Benefits’ May Be Biggest Health Care Change

by Pew Trusts May 23, 2017May 23, 2017
Posted inChildren's Health, Featured, Minority Health, Research News, Uncategorized

Slavery Echoes Affect Breast-feeding Attitudes of Black Women

by Rose Hoban December 28, 2016January 6, 2017

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