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First-in-Iowa Nurse-Midwifery Education Program launches at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Friday, September 8, 2023
The new Nurse-Midwifery Education Program aims to improve access to high-quality maternal health care in Iowa.

UI leaders, students honored with Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women awards

Abbey Hardy-Fairbanks, MD wins The Jean Y. Jew Women’s Rights Award recognizes outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the UI; a long-standing record of leadership, effort, and activism; and accomplishments of national scope or impact.

Nurse midwives fill gap in prenatal care after rural hospitals shut down labor and delivery units

Friday, July 15, 2022
Muscatine is one of hundreds of rural areas in the U.S. where hospitals have dropped birthing services during the past two decades, often because they lack obstetricians and other specialized staff members.

Study of data from 25,000 women finds at least 32% have a pelvic floor disorder

Women who have trouble controlling their bladder or bowel movements can take comfort in new data that shows they are not alone.

New research projects address health disparities

Understanding and effectively addressing upstream food insecurity for the UI obstetrical population

UI’s Master of Midwifery program to supply nurse-midwives to rural populations

Tuesday, February 8, 2022
The University of Iowa’s new Master of Midwifery program will train future nurse-midwives needed especially for health care-deprived rural populations.

Maternal Substance Use Disorder Clinic provides trauma-informed pregnancy care

Friday, October 1, 2021
When a pregnant person has a substance use disorder, seeking treatment can be a minefield. They’re often survivors of abuse and trauma, and they may distrust a health care system that previously treated them poorly. They may also face barriers to care, especially if they live in a rural area far from a community hospital or clinic

10,000 IVF procedures: UI Center for Advanced Reproductive Care celebrates milestone

The Center for Advanced Reproductive Care at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics reached a major milestone in July 2021, completing its 10,000th in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure.