Interim Guidelines for Healthcare Providers Caring for Pregnant Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure

          November 21, 2017 Dear Healthcare Provider: On July 24, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention {CDC) issued a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report {MMWR) with Interim Guidelines for Healthcare Providers Caring for Pregnant Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure. It includes changes in testing recommendations that are based, in part, on the decreasing ... Read More

Lunch and Learn on HPV (human papillomavirus)

Altering the Course: Practical Solutions and Promising Outcomes for HPV Highmark Foundation is pleased to announce a Lunch and Learn on HPV (human papillomavirus). Please join us on December 4, 2017 to learn about HPV, reducing barriers to immunization, eliminating myths, and how to reduce risk of developing this disease. Dr. Pamela Murray will provide information and answer your questions ... Read More

Pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant and worried about Zika?

The following are links to information about Zika exposure, symptoms and how to talk to your doctor. Zika in Pregnancy What are the symptoms of Zika? Thinking about becoming pregnant? What should I know about travel related to Zika prevention?   Click here to learn more about the Zika Virus.  

Reaching out — Infant health in West Virginia

By Wendy Holdren Register-Herald Reporter Aug 18, 2017 (Original Story) Dr. Coy Flowers, an OB/GYN based in Lewisburg, offers services at three satellite offices including Summers ARH in Hinton. (Chris Jackson/The Register-Herald) Dr. Coy Flowers, an OB/GYN based in Lewisburg, travels weekly to offer obstetric services in Hinton, Rainelle and Low Moor, Va. The West Virginia Perinatal Partnership’s Maternity Care ... Read More

(RFP) Drug Free Moms and Babies Project Expansion

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) The West Virginia Perinatal Partnership is requesting proposals to fund comprehensive, integrated programs for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders (SUD). The goal of the Drug Free Moms and Babies (DFMB) Project Expansion is to develop, evaluate, document, and replicate programs that support healthy baby outcomes by providing prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery ... Read More

Focus On Infants During Childbirth Leaves U.S. Moms In Danger

Photographs of Lauren and Larry in the Bloomsteins' home in New Jersey. Bryan Anselm for ProPublica Nina Martin, ProPublica May 12, 2017·5:00 AM ET  | Heard on Morning Edition As a neonatal intensive care nurse, Lauren Bloomstein had been taking care of other people's babies for years. Finally, at 33, she was expecting one of her own. The prospect of ... Read More

Amid opioid crisis, drug firm cites WV infant rehab clinic for possible fault

Lily’s Place is a Huntington-based treatment center for helping drug-addicted babies get through withdrawal Eric Eyre, Staff Writer August 9, 2017 - Charleston Gazette-Mail (See original story) Pic (Lily’s Place is a Huntington-based treatment center for helping drug-addicted babies get through withdrawal.) In a bid to dilute responsibility for West Virginia’s opioid epidemic, one of the nation’s largest drug distributors ... Read More

More hospital closings in rural America add risk for pregnant women

Article from Reuter News – Written by Jilian Mincer Bay Minette, Alabama (Reuters) – Dr. Nicole Arthur, a family practice physician, was trained to avoid Cesarean deliveries in child-birth, unless medically necessary, because surgery increases risks and recovery time. But she has adjusted her approach since arriving last year at the 70-bed North Baldwin Infirmary in rural, southern Alabama. Low … Read More

West Virginia Court: Drugs in Newborn’s System Shows Abuse

By Rachel Ayers Jun 09, 2017 CHARLESTON– West Virginia’s highest court has ruled that evidence of illicit drugs in a newborn’s umbilical cord is sufficient to bring a child abuse proceeding against the mother and the father who knew about her drug use. West Virginia’s highest court has ruled that evidence of illicit drugs in a newborn’s umbilical cord is … Read More