Postpartum care

July 22, 2025

UAMS Researchers Identify Digital Health as Bridge for Essential Postpartum Care Services

David Wise

New mother kissing baby

LITTLE ROCK — Digital health care, such as virtual doctor’s appointments, could fill gaps in care services for postpartum mothers and help their doctors identify critical needs earlier, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation. In a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics…

April 19, 2023

UAMS Awarded $15 Million for Study Comparing Approaches to Postpartum Care 

David Wise

Pregnant woman getting a prenatal checkup

FAYETTEVILLE — A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been approved for a five-year, $15 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study the best mechanisms for postpartum follow up with new mothers to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity. Maternal mortality rates in the United…