pregnancy
August 30, 2023
UAMS-led Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative Launches with Support of 33 Hospitals, Takes Aim at Reducing C-Sections
FAYETTEVILLE — Between 2018 and 2019, 23 women in Arkansas died from pregnancy-related causes. According to the state’s review panel of medical experts, 90% of these deaths were potentially preventable. Now, 33 hospitals in Arkansas are working together to prevent maternal deaths through the Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ARPQC), a joint collaborative between the University…
March 30, 2022
UAMS Launches CenteringPregnancy® Program for Northwest Arkansas Mothers
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health and Research and the UAMS Family Medical Center in Fayetteville are working together to provide soon-to-be moms with additional resources, group education and supplies through a new centering program. CenteringPregnancy® is a prenatal care program that includes a woman’s regular prenatal…
August 18, 2021
UAMS to Host Aug. 25 Virtual Presentation on ‘Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy’
LITTLE ROCK — Two physicians from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will speak Aug. 25 on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy.
December 7, 2018
UAMS Exercise Study Looking for Pregnant Women with Depression
A new study at UAMS is testing whether exercise for pregnant women with depression could become an evidence-based treatment and alternative to antidepressant medications. The pilot study supported by the UAMS Translational Research Institute is the first to test exercise as a possible treatment option for depression during pregnancy. Ten pregnant women with depression are…
June 28, 2018
Study Shows UAMS Device Can Help Assess Fetal Health after Opioid Exposure
June 28, 2018 | A biomagnetic technique developed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) can be used to assess the brain and heart health of third-trimester fetuses exposed to opioids, UAMS researchers showed in a recent pilot study. The study was published online this month in the medical journal Addiction, authored by…
March 1, 2018
Digital X-ray, 4-D Ultrasound Enhance Care at UAMS South
March 1, 2018 | A new digital x-ray system for patient care at the South Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Magnolia has increased efficiency and reduced the amount of radiation exposure while improving image quality. The new system, which cost about $80,000, wirelessly transmits the digital x-ray images…