A Team Approach to Support Moms With Bonding, Healing and Empowerment

At UF Health St. Johns, you don’t just get one provider, you get a team. Our certified nurse-midwives collaborate closely with OB/GYNs to deliver personalized,…

Study: Many pregnant women uncertain of marijuana risks even as use increases

August 27, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Many pregnant women are unsure if it’s safe to use marijuana or products containing cannabidiol, an active compound in marijuana, even as…

Study: Gene therapy may block HIV transmission during breastfeeding

July 30, 2025

JUPITER, Fla.— Delivering broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1 to newborns via gene therapy provided them with multi-year protection from HIV/AIDS…

UF Health celebrates new OB/GYN Mobile Outreach vehicle with ribbon-cutting ceremony

April 9, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Continuing its effort to bring academic-quality medicine to area communities closest to where people work and live, University of Florida…

World Breast Pumping Day

World Breast Pumping Day, celebrated annually on January 27, recognizes and honors the dedication required to pump breast milk for babies. Whether someone…

Provider Spotlight: UF Health Nurse Raises the Bar(bell)

LeeAnn Hewitt is the only lactation resource nurse at the University of Florida Health Congenital Heart Center in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit,…

Shakira Henderson named UF College of Nursing dean

October 26, 2023

Shakira Henderson, Ph.D., D.N.P., M.S., M.P.H., EMBA, has been named dean of the University of Florida College of Nursing — the sixth in the college’s 67-year…

UF Health OBGYN Staff Members Earn Awards From Healthy Families Florida

Two of UF Health’s obstetrics and gynecology staff were recently recognized at the Healthy Families Florida Annual Leadership Meeting on Sept. 14. This is a…

UF Nursing research to study milk production to mark National Breastfeeding Month

August 23, 2023

For this year’s National Breastfeeding Month, a University of Florida College of Nursing researcher has pledged to study how to give the tiniest patients the…

UF Health opens midwifery practice

November 22, 2022

Chelsea Stump developed a bond with the obstetrician who delivered her first baby almost six years ago. As a new mother-to-be, the Gainesville woman sought the…