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International Day of Midwifery 2021 : Margaret “Meg” Berreth, CNM, MSN, A UNC Centering Champion.

June 7, 2021
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...

Amy Davenport, UNC-CH OBGYN Certified Nurse-Midwife Featured In Cary Magazine “Movers and Shakers 2021”

June 7, 2021
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:

UNC Midwifery Centering Pregnancy Program Featured In Cary Magazine

May 11, 2021
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.

Higgins to be Inducted as Fellow in American College of Nurse-Midwives

February 26, 2021
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...

CenteringPregnancy® at UNC: Group 48 Finds Community through a Pandemic

October 7, 2020
by Shannon Keller, CNM As my excitement to meet new families and see their friendships begin with the start of a new CenteringPregnancy® group rose, a new threat to this connection— COVID-19—hit the world.  At UNC, we did not cancel our centering groups. Instead we transitioned to  a virtual social...

A message from UNC Midwives on CenteringPregnancy and COVID-19

March 10, 2020
A message from UNC Midwives on CenteringPregnancy and COVID-19 Dear Centering Pregnancy Participants UNC Health is closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19. Due to the group nature of the Centering Pregnancy program, we would ask that participants who are at risk for COVID-19 not attend the group as planned and...

UNC OB-GYN clinics at new UNC Health Care Panther Creek campus increase hours

January 20, 2020
UNC OB-GYN is proud to serve our western Wake County patients at the new UNC Health Care Panther Creek medical campus in northwest Cary. Located at 6715 McCrimmon Parkway, at the corner of N.C. Highway 55, the campus opens for patients Jan. 21, 2020, and will see patients five days...

UNC Hospitals implements new visitor restrictions due to flu

January 8, 2020
In order to protect patients during the peak of flu season, UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill and UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh will implement new visitor restrictions: Beginning Monday, Jan. 6, children less than 12 years old are prohibited from visiting inpatients at UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh (including patients...

ACNM names UNC Midwives a 2018 Triple Aim practice

June 12, 2019
UNC Midwives has recently achieved the designation of Best Practice for the 2018 ACNM Benchmarking Project from The American College of Nurse Midwives. The practice is being recognized for Triple Aim Achievement and a high rate of attendance at the six week postpartum visit. “Triple Aim” Best Practice recognizes practices...

UNC OB-GYN faculty are honored with 2019 Carolina Care Excellence Awards

June 3, 2019
This year 18 providers from the UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology have received the 2019 UNC Health Care and UNC Faculty Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence for creating exceptional experience for patients. Across UNC Health Care, 189 providers total received the 2019 award. View all UNC Health Care...

Berreth receives nursing award from the School of Medicine

April 4, 2019
Meg Berreth, MSN, CNM, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the Division of Midwifery, is one of eight nurses who were honored April 3 at the 2019 School of Medicine Nursing Recognition Awards. Each year the medical school and its physicians recognize outstanding achievement by nursing professionals as a...