Healthy Moms

June 9, 2025

UAMS and University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Partner to Offer College Credit to Doula Trainees

David Wise

A doula and a pregnant women practice breathing exercises

LITTLE ROCK — Participants in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation’s doula training program are now able to receive college credit, thanks to a continued partnership between UAMS and the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT). By coupling this program with the state’s passage of the Healthy Moms, Healthy…

April 24, 2025

Exciting Changes to Arkansas Medicaid: What You Need to Know

David Wise

Graphic with the word "Medicaid"

  By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. In recent months, Arkansas Medicaid has undergone significant updates aimed at improving health care access for mothers, infants and communities across the state. Let’s break down these important changes and how they impact Arkansans. The Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act In February, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the Healthy Moms,…

February 26, 2025

UAMS Accepting More Applicants for Doula Scholarship Amid Passage of Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act

David Wise

Nicole Fletcher with Ujima conducts a doula training session.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), through its Institute for Community Health Innovation, is seeking more applicants to its doula scholarship program amid the state’s passage of the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act, which paves the way for Medicaid reimbursement for doula care. Gov. Sarah Sanders signed the act into…