All Articles tagged perinatal health

• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  September 17, 2024 EDT
  Behavioral Health Trends Among Perinatal North Carolina Medicaid Beneficiaries
  Alexis FrenchKelly A. JonesNaomi O. DavisKaren BurnsTara Owens ShulerAndi DavisGary MaslowMary Kimmel

  Results indicated that 24.4% of beneficiaries had a behavioral health diagnosis, 13.8% received a psychotropic prescription, and 7.1% received a behavioral health service.

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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: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  January 10, 2023 EDT
  The Perinatal Workforce Pipeline and Strategies for Meeting Community Need
  Carol C. CoulsonShelley L. Galvin

  Numerous strategies in Western North Carolina are being leveraged to maintain a robust, well-trained, and diverse perinatal work force.

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  January 10, 2023 EDT
  Black and Pregnant in America: A National Health Care Crisis
  Venus StandardJacquelyn McMillian-BohlerStephanie Devane-Johnson

  North Carolina’s maternal mortality rates for Black women are significantly higher than those for White women.

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  January 10, 2023 EDT
  “I Gave Birth”—An Initiative to Improve Postpartum Care
  Jessica NobleKimberly D. HarperKathryn MitchellErin K. McClain

  The “I Gave Birth” initiative educates communities to improve outcomes in Perinatal Region VI and across North Carolina.

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  January 10, 2023 EDT
  Interpregnancy Care and Access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
  Meredith K. WiseRachel P. Urrutia

  The interpregnancy interval is a critical time to optimize health outcomes, and pregnancy spacing improves future birth outcomes. Long-acting reversible contraception may lengthen this interval.

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  May 01, 2004 EDT
  Addressing Perinatal Health Disparities: Another Place for a Paradigm Shift
  Vijaya K. Hogan

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