UAMS launches statewide outreach calls to support postpartum mothers across Arkansas
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has launched a pilot program to provide postpartum mothers with support and resources to ensure healthy recovery for both mother and baby.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Officials with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences reported that its milk bank is being “quickly replenished.” Officials said that nearly 200 mothers signed up as donors when the call was made on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the hospital was able to purchase milk from milk banks…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT)-- A bill has been introduced that creates new care for postpartum depression in mothers of newborns. Postpartum depression is a mental health condition where a mother feels sad, anxious or overwhelmed for an extended time after childbirth. It can be treated using therapy or medication. Supreme Court…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Women in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid coverage for up to a year after giving birth following near-unanimous passage of a measure Thursday by the Wisconsin Assembly that would leave Arkansas as the only state yet to expand such benefits. Wisconsin Democrats,…