All Articles tagged maternal health

• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  September 01, 2023 EDT
  The Impact of North Carolina Medicaid Expansion on Young Adults, Infant/Maternal Health, and Caregiver Well-being
  Susan R. MimsErica Palmer Smith

  This article highlights how expanded coverage can improve the health and well-being of children in North Carolina starting before birth, through their young adult years, and beyond.

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• Original Research
  July 05, 2023 EDT
  Racial and Rural-Urban Disparities in Maternal Cardiac Disease Care in North Carolina: A Call to Action
  Julia M. MoyettLinda M. Zambrano GuevaraDivya P. MallampatiM. Kathryn MenardBrenna L. HughesMaria J. SmallElizabeth G. LivingstonJohanna Quist-NelsonMarie-Louise MengJerome J. Federspiel

  In North Carolina, there is a pronounced racial disparity in cardiac SMM during delivery hospitalizations, which is driven by patients with mWHO II/III–IV disease.

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  January 10, 2023 EDT
  Promoting Shared Decision-making in Maternal Health Care
  Tara Owens Shuler

  The utilization of shared decision-making practice in maternal health care has the potential to improve the overall pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience.

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  January 10, 2023 EDT
  A Closer Look at Preventable Pregnancy-associated Deaths Due to Opioid Overdose in North Carolina
  Lauren Quick-GrahamBrooke JonesRebecca Moore-PattersonKaren Sheffield-Abdullah

  Pregnancy-associated deaths due to overdose are a maternal health crisis facing the nation. One of four pregnancy-associated deaths in North Carolina is related to opioid overdose.

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  January 10, 2023 EDT
  Pregnant Mothers With Substance Use Problems and Their Treatment in North Carolina
  Paolo MannelliMarla F. WaldMarvin S. Swartz

  Drug-related morbidity and mortality are worsening in the nation and require providers to refine and improve the diagnosis-referral-treatment pathway.

• Policy Forum: Introduction
  January 05, 2023 EDT
  Changing the Birthing Narrative
  Peter J. Morris

  This issue of the journal is focused on the social, emotional, and physical health of the birthing person, before, during, and after the delivery, through the fourth trimester and beyond.