Displaying items by tag: women and infants services
She works in health care at UAB and has a premature daughter born with cerebral palsy. Crystal Odom steps up as the newest member of a state advisory group for children with disabilities.
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- women and infants services
- womens health
UAB-led national study shows using blood pressure medication to treat pregnant women with chronic hypertension improves pregnancy outcomes, including a decrease in severe preeclampsia and preterm birth.
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UAB maternal-fetal medicine specialists partner with the DCH Health System to provide specialized care for high-risk pregnancy patients in West Alabama.
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Death or severe brain bleeding in the first week after birth dropped from 27.4 percent to 15 percent after introduction of a bundle of evidence-based, potentially better practices for preterm infants. Median weight of the 820 infants studied was 1 pound, 10 ounces.
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UAB Hospital practice areas were honored with the “Best Hospital” designation, including patient experience, bariatric surgery, obstetrics, minimally invasive surgery, stroke care, cancer care, breast care and women’s services.
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UAB neonatologist aims to support literacy from birth through his new Baby Bookworms book and reading program study.
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Pregnant women will receive a 4D ultrasound, clinical evaluation and personalized physical activity plan through the new Exercise in Pregnancy Clinic.
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Michael Straughn will advance women’s patient care practices as the new vice chair of UAB’s Section of Quality and Patient Safety.
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New study from UAB women’s health, infectious diseases and pediatric experts show increase in morbidity and adverse outcomes in pregnant patients caused by the Delta variant.
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Some 70 percent of unvaccinated pregnant women currently in UAB’s ICUs are on ventilators.
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UAB has removed all barriers for vaccine administration with no appointments needed at any of its four community vaccination sites.
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In October 2020, amid a global pandemic, the UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute launched the Southeast’s first uterus transplant program — only the fourth of its kind in the United States.
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UAB’s Women & Infants Center is recognized for efforts to prevent sudden unexpected infant death.
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UAB’s uterus transplant program is the first program in the Southeast and fourth in the United States.
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In light of COVID-19, UAB’s Women & Infants Center has made key enhancements to the patient experience to protect all who seek care.
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UAB Women and Infants Center has been named a favorite in three categories by Birmingham Parent Magazine reader votes.
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The CuddleCot will help UAB nurses and doctors guide grieving families through the infant loss process.
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The knowledge and will to fight the opioid epidemic from all angles is why UAB is best positioned to combat the far-reaching opioid crisis.
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- division of maternal fetal medicine
The flu shot is safe for both pregnant women and their unborn babies.
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For UAB’s tiniest patients, Thanksgiving will be a little more festive with turkey bottoms.
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