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Tag: nurse-midwives

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Posted inHealthcare Workers

Advanced practice nurses press legislature for autonomy from MD supervision

by Rose Hoban February 28, 2019November 13, 2019

By Rose Hoban Debbie Varnam runs a busy primary care practice in the Brunswick County town of Shallotte. The town is small enough that her 2,500 or so patients at Seaside Wellness make up a sizable portion of the town. Varnam says she’s also got a collegial relationship with other practitioners in the area, including […]

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Posted inEnvironmental Health

NC Health Policy and Trends to Watch For in 2019 – Part 2

by Editor January 2, 2019January 1, 2019
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
Posted inRural Health

Family Ties Keep One Rural OB-GYN Practicing in Eastern NC, Despite Challenges

by Taylor Knopf March 1, 2018September 14, 2020
Candidates Donna White and Rep. Gale Adcock (D-Cary) listen as NC Nurses Association president Mary Graff introduces them at the NCNA annual meeting in Winston-Salem in late September.
Posted inState Health Policy

Candidates Make Their Pitches to Nurses

by Rose Hoban October 27, 2016April 16, 2021

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