maternal health

How Cash Assistance Can Support Expecting Mothers and Alleviate Mental Health Challenges

How Cash Assistance Can Support Expecting Mothers and Alleviate Mental Health Challenges

The BIRTH Fund in Indianapolis has grown from 100 to 150 participants, supporting expectant mothers in 17 ZIP codes with ... Read more

Reviving Rural Maternity Care: How One NC Hospital Paves the Way for Expecting Mothers

Reviving Rural Maternity Care: How One NC Hospital Paves the Way for Expecting Mothers

A clear container filled with pink, blue, and white beads sits proudly at the nurses’ station in a small rural ... Read more

North Carolina’s Maternal and Infant Health Crisis: Why a D+ from March of Dimes Signals Urgent Change Needed

North Carolina’s Maternal and Infant Health Crisis: Why a D+ from March of Dimes Signals Urgent Change Needed

Since UNC Health Chatham’s Maternity Care Center opened in September 2020, it has welcomed 850 new babies. Uniquely, the center ... Read more

Understanding Gestational Diabetes in India: Proven Tips for Prevention During Pregnancy

Understanding Gestational Diabetes in India: Proven Tips for Prevention During Pregnancy

Gestational diabetes is a growing concern. This type of diabetes occurs during pregnancy and can affect both the mother and ... Read more

Unlocking Nutritional Epigenetics: How the Right Foods Influence Your Baby’s Genes Before Birth

Unlocking Nutritional Epigenetics: How the Right Foods Influence Your Baby’s Genes Before Birth

Nutritional epigenetics looks at how a mother’s diet can influence the genes of her unborn child without changing the DNA ... Read more

“Facing the Climate Crisis: Kiribati’s Resilient Stand – Insights from the Devpolicy Blog”

“Facing the Climate Crisis: Kiribati’s Resilient Stand – Insights from the Devpolicy Blog”

When you think of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), you often picture teams rushing to areas hit by war or disease. ... Read more

World Breastfeeding Week 2025: Addressing the Alarming 64% Exclusive Breastfeeding Rate in Indian Infants Under 6 Months – Understanding the Causes of This Concern

World Breastfeeding Week 2025: Addressing the Alarming 64% Exclusive Breastfeeding Rate in Indian Infants Under 6 Months – Understanding the Causes of This Concern

For most of human history, breastfeeding was simply part of life. It was natural, without the influences of formula bottles ... Read more

Unlocking Rural Health: How Medicaid Reimbursement for Community Health Workers Can Transform Access and Care

Unlocking Rural Health: How Medicaid Reimbursement for Community Health Workers Can Transform Access and Care

An Arkansas law, effective next month, aims to bridge gaps in rural healthcare. Known as the Community Health Workers Act, ... Read more