A new statewide program is aiming to improve maternal and infant health in Arkansas, one of the states with the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the country.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has launched a three-tiered initiative through its new program, Arkansas Center for Women & Infants’ Health. It offers vital resources to new mothers and babies during the critical postpartum period.
Arkansas Center for Women & Infants’ Health: Supporting the Postpartum Journey
Featured Speaker:
Nirvana Manning, MD
Dr. Nirvana Manning graduated from UAMS in 2003 and completed her residency in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UAMS in 2007.
She is an elected member of the Arkansas Medical Society’s Board of Trustees, serving her second two-year term, and as an inaugural member of the Arkansas Maternal Mortality Review Committee appointed by the Governor of Arkansas.
Dr. Manning is the Executive Director of the Arkansas Center for Women & Infants’ Health. She also serves as a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Council of University Chairs in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and North American Menopause Society.