Healthcare providers working with postpartum families play a crucial role in early care and intervention. Join us for a valuable live webinar, After Discharge: Maternal and Infant Assessment in the Home on Monday, September 9th from 9:00 AM to 2:15 PM to enhance your skills in providing home-based postpartum care.

Mark your calendars for October 23, 2024, from 9AM to 2:15PM, and join us for this engaging live webinar. Enhance your skills as a provider to conduct thorough home visits for new postpartum families. REGISTER NOW!

Join us for the 42nd Annual Perinatal Conference Gravidas at Risk November 20-21 in Hickory! Limit: 175 participants - Register Early!

Northwest AHEC hosted the 41^st Annual Gravidas at Risk Conference on November 15-16, 2023 at the Hickory Metro Convention Center in Hickory, North Carolina. A diverse group of 150 healthcare professionals, including nurses, educators, providers, and care managers, from all corners of the state, came together to participate in the enriching two-day conference.

Make sure to take a look at what Counseling for Change has to offer -  this online self-paced learning opportunity is available at your leisure on our website. 

The Perinatal Post is a biannual online newsletter distributed to perinatal care providers within the Northwest North Carolina area. It is published in winter and summer of each year.

Gravidas at Risk is an annual 2-day statewide perinatal conference designed to address both inpatient and outpatient care. Registration is OPEN!

Make sure to take a look at what Counseling for Change has to offer -  this online self-paced learning opportunity is available at your leisure on our website. 

Check out these two upcoming learning opportunities from Northwest AHEC. The Winter Perinatal Post Newsletter is ready, register and get up to date information about advances in perinatal care. Also check out the online learning activity Perinatal Care of the Deaf. Both are online learning and FREE of charge!

In the United States, tobacco use continues to be a leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death. Healthcare providers can play an important role in reducing rates of tobacco use by offering tobacco cessation counseling.