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A woman with short black hair speaks to a bus full of students with a microphone. She is Dr. Pam Ries of the ECU college of nursing. She heads a rural health program.
Posted inRural Health

From nursing students to rural health pros: ECU program takes aim at NC’s rural provider shortage

by Liora Engel-Smith September 25, 2020January 29, 2021

By Liora Engel-Smith In many ways, not much has changed since Kay Boykin was growing up on her family’s tobacco farm in rural Greene County in the 1960s. The family rarely saw the one doctor who practiced in the county, Boykin, now 67, recalled. Boykin and her five siblings helped out on the farm, tending […]

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

DHHS to Inspect Cary Birthing Center

by Rose Hoban April 12, 2018April 11, 2018
Woman taking care of a newborn, more midwives could help in improving NC's poor maternal and infant death rates.
Posted inGender health

A Larger Role for Midwives Could Improve Deficient U.S. Care for Mothers and Babies

by ProPublica March 2, 2018April 14, 2021

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