Maternal and Child Health News
Can an integrated AI tool make it easier to estimate gestational age?
January 29, 2025 The findings suggest that users with little to no training in sonography were able to use the AI tool to estimate gestational age, which is crucial in maternal and neonatal care.
7 Gillings faculty receive Research Excellence Awards
January 24, 2025 The purpose of the chair-nominated Gillings Research Excellence Awards is to recognize one early- to mid-career faculty member from each department who has demonstrated excellence, innovation and impact in their research pursuits.
Togetherness: Shared activities within Black families
December 19, 2024 Music, meals and traditions bring Black families closer and foster joy, according to research co-led by Dr. Iheoma Iruka in the Department of Maternal and Child Health and the Equity Research Action Coalition.
Gillings School and UNC Chapel Hill Researchers receive new grant
September 27, 2024 Drs. Cathi Propper, Iheoma U. Iruka and other Carolina Researchers received a $2.65 million NIH R01 grant to study the impact of parasympathetic function on school readiness and early success in low-income children.
Moving academic insights into real-world impact
September 23, 2024 Drs. Oscar Fleming and Melissa Cox are among an inaugural cohort of Translating Innovative Ideas for the Public Good Awardees set to tackle pressing societal challenges using human-centered design and innovative approaches.
How much does diversity factor into Black family childcare?
September 5, 2024 Two in three Black parents take cultural or racial representation into account when choosing their child’s school or childcare facility, according to research led by maternal and child health professor Dr. Iheoma U. Iruka.
Bazzano joins Gillings School as new maternal and child health chair
September 5, 2024
Dr. Alessandra Bazzano's path-breaking research recognizes how technology is changing behavior, how generative AI can be used to analyze data on social determinants of health, and how to use these new technologies to improve maternal health equity and outcomes.
Most Black parents discuss racial challenges with children
August 26, 2024 A new survey of Black parents with young children in the U.S., led by Dr. Iheoma U. Iruka, finds that most parents say they talk with their children about the challenges they may face because of their race either often or sometimes.
Gillings students build local public health connections through new Partnership Hubs
August 23, 2024 The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health’s new Public Health Partnership Hubs allow students to turn their classwork into real-world change.
Gillings School receives $5M from USDA to address maternal health warning signs among WIC participants
June 18, 2024 The funding will support Gillings School researchers and partners in enacting evidence-based strategies that can recognize and treat urgent maternal health warning signs among participants in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) supplemental food program.
