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Dr. Rachael Morris coaches Lieutenant Nathaniel Nichols of the Vicksburg Fire Department through hands-on training.

UMMC’s STORK Program delivers lifesaving emergency obstetrics training

Monday, June 23, 2025

Now in its fifth year, a UMMC-led training program designed to prepare frontline health care providers for obstetric and neonatal emergencies has reached nearly 1,000 participants across Mississippi. As access to maternity care continues to decline statewide, the STORK program is helping bridge critical gaps with life-saving education and hands-on simulation. Read More

Brianca King knew her pregnancy with son Parker Rowen King would be difficult -- and it was. But she reduced those risks by seeing a maternal fetal medicine specialist at UMMC. High-risk pregnancies in Mississippi, especially among Black women, don't often end so well.

Expecting better: Mississippi’s record on maternal health is a reversible tragedy

Monday, June 16, 2025

The numbers on pregnancy-related deaths in Mississippi are dismal, especially for Black women. Equally impressive, though, are the numbers on deaths that didn’t have to happen. The medical community, including the University of Mississippi Medical Center, knows where the problems lie and, in many cases, the answers. Saving more moms and their babies is a matter of cooperation, insight, understanding and will. Read More

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Surgeon, public safety chief and peds resident earn acclaim

Surgeon, public safety chief and peds resident earn acclaim

Published on Monday, June 23, 2025

 When present, preeclampsia begins after about 20 weeks of pregnancy and involves high blood pressure and high protein levels in the urine. UMMC researchers emphasize keeping doctor visits and monitoring all vital health statistics from the start of pregnancy.

Preeclampsia’s cause, treatments fuel UMMC research

Published on Monday, June 23, 2025

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1999: SHRP gets a new home

Published on Monday, June 23, 2025

 On her way to a residency in OB-GYN, Dr. Adrian Oudomrath Speyrer lines up to receive her medical degree during May's Commencement ceremony. Perhaps she is remembering her first OB-GYN shift as a medical student, when "it felt like stepping onto the field for the Super Bowl."

UMMC battles barriers to training more OB-GYNs

Published on Monday, June 23, 2025

 Members of the gravestone crew gather on a Saturday morning in April for a cleaning session led by Dr. Jennifer Mack, center, holding a container of the same stain remover that "keeps the White House white." Some of the UMMC volunteers' family members even pitched in. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Norma Ojeda)

A grave reminder: Refurbished cemetery does honor to those remembered there

Published on Monday, June 23, 2025

 Traci Wilson is an inpatient RN and preceptor for nurses in training.

Front and Center: Traci Wilson

Published on Monday, June 16, 2025

 Dr. Rachael Morris talks with a patient at UMMC's Center for Maternal Fetal Medicine in a file photo.

Early detection, multidisciplinary care saves patients with life-threatening condition

Published on Monday, June 16, 2025

 Dr. Ira Holla, left, and Dr. Mobolaji Famuyide are pictured at the Children's of Mississippi neonatal intensive care unit at Wiser Hospital for Women and Infants.

NICU’s team of specialists care for rising numbers of low birthweight babies

Published on Monday, June 16, 2025

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