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Tag: perinatal health

A turquoise bus with the words "Women's Care: Drive to Thrive" painted on the side in white sits in a parking lot.
Posted inHealth Inequities

Taking reproductive care on the road

by Charlotte Ledger January 23, 2023January 24, 2023

By Michelle Crouch Co-published with Charlotte Ledger Suzanna Fox has seen firsthand why prenatal care is so important. An Atrium Health obstetrician-gynecologist who has delivered many babies over her 30-year career, she said some of her hardest cases were patients who hadn’t seen a doctor during their pregnancies.  “When we don’t get in front of […]

Graphic of various women — an elderly woman, one holding a child, a teenager, a Black businesswoman, a pregnant woman and a middle-aged woman smiling
Posted inGender health

How healthy are NC’s women, and are their needs ready to be met?

by Rachel Crumpler July 11, 2022August 30, 2022
shows a big pregnant belly in a striped shirt.
Posted inGender health

Postpartum Medicaid to be extended for pregnant people to one year after birth

by Elizabeth Thompson April 1, 2022December 10, 2022
Two seated brunette women lean over a table with a stethoscope and two computers in front of them.
Posted inGender health

Caring for the most stigmatized population

by Melba Newsome August 11, 2020January 29, 2021
Shows a woman hugging a little boy she's had in foster care. She is signing his adoption papers.
Posted inChildren's Health

Foster care case numbers continue to climb in NC, as opioid crisis affects families

by Sarah Ovaska September 24, 2019September 23, 2019
Posted inGender health

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

by ProPublica March 2, 2018September 20, 2022

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