tr?id=&ev=PageView&noscript=

North Carolina News You Can Use

PARENTING
The Perinatal Quality Collaborative of NC has been credited with reducing C-section births, boosting breastfeeding and cutting infection rates in the tiniest babies.

Medicaid funding shortfall shutters statewide program helping moms and babies

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The Perinatal Quality Collaborative of NC has been credited with reducing C-section births, boosting breastfeeding and cutting infection rates in the tiniest babies.
water safety tips make pool time more fun

Essential water safety tips for North Carolina families

| | | | | | |
Staying cool at the pool or the beach is integral to summer fun. So, North Carolina health officials have all the water safety tips you need!
Photo of woman holding protest sign in front of US Supreme Court.

SCOTUS hears Trump’s birthright case. NC critics say it targets the right to parent.

| | | | | | | |
A Trump executive order could deny US citizenship to children of immigrants. After the SCOTUS hearing, North Carolina attorneys say it’s not just unconstitutional, it's an attack on the right to parent.
Mother and child sitting at table together

A third of parents are putting career plans on hold due to the cost of childcare—even here in North Carolina

| | | | | | | |
We treat childcare as a personal problem that deserves private suffering, instead of political action. I spent years thinking that it was my fault. As another mom said to me: “It feels like I’m the one doing something wrong.”
Stressful Black Mother Working On Laptop. Baby Boy Siting On A Baby Chair Crying. Isolated On Color Background.

New data shows just how little single moms make compared to other parents

| |
As many as 28 percent of single moms live in poverty. Here's what you need to know about the wage gap for single moms.