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Cen­ter­ing­Preg­nan­cy® is a model of pre­na­tal care that bring­s women who are due at the same time together for group appointments. Each two-hour appointment is conducted by a midwife and nurse, and includes belly checks, blood pressure testing, group discussion and visits from other specialists, including pediatricians, lactations consultants, physical...

A UNC Hospitals team is working to decrease the number of pregnant patients that have maternal anemia at the time of delivery, a condition that disproportionately affects Black patients and contributes significantly to maternal morbidity and mortality. The team is running a quality improvement project in partnership with the UNC...

Kathyrn Menard, M.D., MPH, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UNC Health at Chapel Hill, has been selected to join the North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM). Membership in the NCIOM is intended to honor the work of leaders in health care and public health across...

Margaret Kasaro, MMed OBGYN, and others at the UNC School of Medicine and UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health have received a ~$3-million award from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to improve access to portable ultrasounds in routine antenatal care in Zambia.

Wendy R. Brewster, MD, PhD, a compassionate clinician-scientist who focused her career on caring for women with gynecologic cancer and studying at-risk populations and the disparate mechanisms leading to poor outcomes in endometrial, ovarian and cervical cancers, died of pancreatic cancer on July 24.

In partnership with multiple community agencies across the Triangle, the UNC Center for Women’s Health Research has received funding—approximately $2.5 million per year for five years—from the National Institutes of Health Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to identify effective strategies for implementing pregnancy-related hypertension best practices in the outpatient...

Raleigh woman shares her story on getting help, changing stigma around bladder leakage BY PATRICK THOMAS RALEIGH PUBLISHED AUG. 30, 2021 Read the article: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2021/08/30/stress-incontinence-in-women

UNC has been awarded one of only two NIH-funded center grants (P01 mechanism) to establish an Endometriosis Research Center. The Center will be led by Steven Young, MD, PhD, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Endometriosis is a common...

Despite the challenges in the past year, Meg has been a beacon of hope as a mom, wife, daughter, sister, friend, peer and provider. Seven years ago, she recognized the value that CenteringPregnancy would bring to the community.  “I wanted to have it at UNC  because we are an academic medical center. If the evidence tells...

Certified Nurse-Midwife Amy Davenport of UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, is featured in Cary Magazine’s “Movers and Shaker 2021”  as one of 24 young professionals shaping the future of our community in different ways. Read the Cary Magazine article here:

Cary Magazine highlights UNC Midwifery program “Centering Pregnancy” in its April 2021 issue. This unique program creates connections among expectant mothers and enhances the prenatal and birthing experience through information and shared experiences, improving outcomes for both baby and parents. Read the entire Cary Magazine article here.

Kathy Higgins, MS, CNM, will be inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) in May of this year. Approximately 7% of the ACNM membership receive this honor. Fellowship in the American College of Nurse-Midwives (FACNM) is an honor bestowed upon those midwives who have demonstrated leadership...