The UNC Center for Maternal and Infant Health wishes you a happy holiday. We are excited to share with you personal stories from some of the families that we serve and to highlight those individuals who support these families with coordinated quality care.
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
It is critical to understand the public health impact of this new face of tobacco, especially among pregnant women and adolescents.
Opioid Exposed Pregnancies
Recently the U.S. Surgeon General sent a letter to all doctors in the U.S. to enlist their assistance in solving an urgent health care crisis facing our country, the opioid addiction epidemic.
September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month
September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month and the Center for Maternal and Infant Health is encouraging everyone to get involved to help reduce the number of infants that die each year.
Zika Virus: State and National Information for Providers
Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that is currently causing outbreaks in many countries. Zika virus can be passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus, and infection during pregnancy can cause microcephaly and other birth defects.