Congenital Syphilis

February 25, 2025

UAMS-led Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative Launches Congenital Syphilis Initiative

David Wise

Pregnant woman in for a routine checkup with her doc

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ARPQC), a partnership started last year between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) and 34 birthing hospitals across the state, has launched an initiative to rapidly address a congenital syphilis problem in Arkansas. Twenty-two hospitals in Arkansas are participating…