by - November 18, 2025 6:12 pm
Eight nurses working with the Arkansas Center for Women and Infants’ Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have started calling postpartum moms in Arkansas to check…
by - October 27, 2025 4:59 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a federal grant of nearly $4 million to reduce maternity-associated health problems and deaths in Ashley and Union counties in…
by - September 11, 2024 4:04 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $5 million Congressional appropriation to coordinate efforts across the state to reduce infant mortality. Dr. Nirvana Manning, professor and…
by - January 17, 2024 10:10 am
Driven by research that shows Arkansas has the highest maternal mortality rate in the nation, Arkansans for Improving Maternal Health (AIM) has formed to advance policies to raise the state’s…
by - June 6, 2023 6:45 pm
Arkansas leads the nation in maternal mortality rates although nearly every state in the union struggles with the issue. However, a review committee that is raising visibility and eyeing policy…
by - May 20, 2019 7:13 pm
Women in the United States are more likely to die from childbirth or pregnancy-related causes than women in all other developed countries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and…
