OB/GYN Patient Stories
June 6, 2025
Local Mother Donates Gift Baskets for UAMS’ Newborns in Honor of Her Stillborn Son
For Mallory Weatherford, there was never a doubt where the gift baskets she created in honor of her son, Carson, were going.
May 9, 2025
Uterine Cancer Patient Chooses Innovative Treatment that Preserved Her Fertility
Three years later, she is the mother of a miracle baby girl For 20 years, Mother’s Day was one of the hardest days of the year for Alicia Simpson. She loved celebrating the special day with her mother but did so believing she could never have a child of her own. Simpson has polycystic ovarian…
October 15, 2021
UAMS Remembers Those Mourning Infant and Pregnancy Loss
As the sun set Oct. 7, doctors, nurses, social workers, pastoral care and genetic counselors gathered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to remember more than 250 perinatal losses at UAMS during the past year. “Parents, grandparents, siblings and other family members want to know that their children are loved and remembered,”…
April 15, 2020
No Pain, No Recovery Time, No Scar after New Hysterectomy Surgery
Jackie Jones has had surgery before, so she thought she knew what to expect. But when Alexander F. Burnett, M.D., performed her hysterectomy as part of her endometrial cancer treatment, Jones was shocked. “I almost accused him of not doing anything,” said Jones, 67, of Cabot. There was no pain. No scar. She was able…
January 28, 2020
UAMS First in Central Arkansas to Use Nitrous Oxide for Laboring Moms
Nurses, obstetricians and midwives in UAMS Labor and Delivery are excited about a new option to relieve pain for laboring mothers. In January, UAMS Medical Center became the first hospital in central Arkansas to offer nitrous oxide during labor. Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, is sometimes used during dental procedures. This option is…
March 6, 2019
CenteringPregnancy: Bonding, Building Relationships with Other Mothers, Caregivers
If knowledge is power, then the five women who just completed UAMS’s first CenteringPregnancy program will be super moms. CenteringPregnancy is a way to share learning and experiences with other pregnant women and to be involved in their own care. This group of super moms, known as Group 1, began their journey eight months ago…
August 23, 2018
Multi-Disciplinary Structure Provides Best Care for Maternal Fetal Medicine
Charlotte and Emelia Dubs are just starting to toddle around their world. The 1-year-old twin girls from Conway spend their days exploring, laughing, blowing kisses and keeping their parents, Kenzie Butcher-Dubs and Morgan Dubs, on their toes.
May 1, 2018
Catheter Device Slows Down Internal Bleeding, Saves Lives
May 1, 2018 | Angela Hall of Pineville, Missouri, was halfway through her pregnancy when she had a scare that sent her to her doctor in Rogers. “I experienced some bleeding,” Hall said. “Having had a couple of miscarriages prior to this pregnancy, I was worried it could be happening again.” Hall says once they…
December 27, 2016
Former Student Donates Books, Teddy Bears to NICU Families
Dec. 27, 2016 | Spending the holiday season in the hospital can be difficult, which is why Erin Brewer was inspired to act. Armed with a bag full of teddy bears and a box full of “Cuddle Bear” books, Brewer and her two sons, Evan, 4, and Owen, 1, visited the UAMS neonatal intensive care…
November 16, 2016
UAMS First in State to Implement Infant Footprint Scan
Nov. 16, 2016 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first hospital in Arkansas to implement a program that will give new parents a keepsake of their child’s birth and an assurance of the newborn’s safety. Through a partnership with CertaScan Technologies’ First Footprint, parents will have the option to have their…
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