Did you know that babies born of mothers who don’t get pre-natal care have a higher incidence of complications and a greater chance of death? Tune in for an important conversation about Women's Health and Prenatal Care on OPEN/net.

Tuesday
November 10, 2009
9-10p.m.

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Guests:

Belinda Pettiford
Supervisor of the Perinatal Health and Family Support Unit of the Women's Health Branch in the Women's and Children's Health Section of the North Carolina Division of Public Health

Dr. Sarah Verbiest
Executive Director of the UNC Center for Maternal and Infant Health

Kim Hamden
A Nurse-Midwife with the Post-Partum Plus Prevention Program of the UNC Center for Maternal and Infant Health

Tara Bristol
The March of Dimes NICU Family Support Project Specialist at UNC Children's Hospital

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