Here are the ways you can improve maternal health care in NC
NC has major gaps in maternal care, especially for rural communities of color. Here's how you can help.
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RURAL HEALTHCARE
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‘You don’t know what you don’t know’: A Q&A with a NC doula on making maternal care affordable and accessible
It can be difficult and expensive to be a pregnant person in NC, especially if you’re Black or live in a rural community. We talked with a NC doula about the gaps in care and making doulas more accessible to all.
May
2024
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NC midwives might be the key to the Black maternal health crisis
As NC’s health leaders grapple with a maternal health crisis that’s particularly impactful for Black women—who are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women—midwives could play a huge role.
May
2024
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‘You push, we catch’: A Q&A with Aya Wellness, the first Black-owned birth and wellness center in NC
The leaders of a groundbreaking birthing center in North Carolina on the Black maternal health crisis, what they do, and the racist roots of prejudice against midwives.
May
2024
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Debunking one big myth about Black healthcare
It's crucial to challenge harmful myths. One especially harmful one is the idea that Black individuals have higher pain thresholds.
May
2024
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The harsh truth of maternal health for Black Americans
It's time to confront the harsh realities of systemic inequities in maternal healthcare. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are three times more likely than white woman to die from causes related to pregnancy. There's a lot...
May
2024
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How to spot the symptoms of preeclampsia
Let's confront the stark reality: too few understand the challenging experience of preeclampsia in Black maternal health.
May
2024
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Good news! NC offers free classes for overwhelmed and isolated parents
Access to affordable resources isn't just about the child's well-being—it's about supporting parents too! From infancy through adolescence, every stage presents unique challenges and without adequate support, parents can feel overwhelmed and isolated, affecting...
May
2024
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VIDEO: How midwives could help NC’s Black maternal health crisis
There's so much people don't understand about midwives, but the profession could be one piece of a comprehensive solution to NC's Black maternal health crisis.
May
2024
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Comparing the cost of home births and hospital births
As healthcare costs soar, many are turning to alternative birthing options like midwifery care and home births or birthing centers.
Anderson Clayton is on a mission to turn rural NC blue
| August 14, 2024
With abortion, public education, and decency on the ballot, the NC Democratic Party chair believes rural voters can be convinced to break up with Republicans.
Insulin price cuts for 154,000 North Carolina seniors through Biden-Harris initiative
| August 10, 2024
As a result of the Biden-Harris administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare recipients now pay no more than $35 a month for insulin. Carrol Olinger was panicking. It was 2022, and the retired Fayetteville teacher — disabled and between jobs — relied on Medicare to help pay for insulin to treat her type 1 […]
Scholarship program fast-tracks nurses’ training to ease workforce shortages
| August 10, 2024
The Biden-Harris administration provides North Carolina nursing schools with much-needed funding, boosting the nursing workforce. North Carolina faces a nursing shortage, with a predicted deficit of about 17,000 nurses by 2033. But there’s good news. Thanks to grants funded by the Biden-Harris administration, three nursing schools are tackling this problem with special training programs that […]
How new federal health laws fill the gaps in NC and support breastfeeding workers
| August 5, 2024
BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH | BLACK OWNED BUSINESS | CHARLOTTE | COLLEGE STUDENTS | Community | EDUCATION | FAMILY | Greensboro | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | Lead Story | NC LAW | RURAL HEALTHCARE | women's health
With North Carolina’s absence of state protections for pregnancy, people like Rose Stanley now have (new) federal laws to balance her college education, job, and parenthood. Read how these regulations are helping not just her—and where there’s room for growth.
Birth control is now available over the counter in NC for free through Medicaid
| August 1, 2024
ABORTION | Community | EQUALITY | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | Lead Story | NORTH CAROLINA LEADERS | NORTH CAROLINA NEWS | RURAL HEALTHCARE | women's health
An over-the-counter birth control option will now be available for free in North Carolina for anyone who has health insurance through Medicaid, Gov. Roy Cooper announced this week.