Women's Health Branch publications, manuals, fact sheets, and directories are listed below. To request publications, complete the Publications Order Form (PDF, 196 KB). If you need an item not provided, please call (919) 707-5700.
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A Test to Save Your Baby's Life (PDF, 231 KB)Are You Pregnant? Protect Your Baby from Lead Poisoning (PDF, 496 KB)Are You Ready? Sex and Your Future (PDF, 932 KB)Are You Ready to be a Dad? (PDF, 305 KB)Are You Ready to be a Mom? (PDF, 189 KB)Bacterial Vaginosis (PDF, 744 KB)Cord Blood Banking in North Carolina (PDF, 787 KB)Facts about Abstinence (PDF, 602 KB)Facts about Birth Control Implants (PDF, 1 MB)Facts about Birth Control Pills (PDF, 822 KB)Facts about Condoms (PDF, 705 KB)Facts about the Contraceptive Patch (PDF, 637 KB)Facts about Contraceptive Shots (PDF, 689 KB)Facts about Diaphragms (PDF, 732 KB)Facts about Emergency Contraception (PDF, 656 KB)Facts about IUCs (PDF, 677 KB)Facts about Mirena "IUD" (Intrauterine Devices) (PDF, 653 KB)Facts about NuvaRing (PDF, 137 KB)Facts about Spermicide (PDF, 760 KB)Have You Recently Found Out You Are Pregnant? (PDF, 288 KB)Healthy Habits for Life (PDF, 2.88 MB)Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby (PDF, 4.52 MB - Large file - Note file size before downloading .)Looking Back, Moving Forward (Preconception Booklet; PDF, 593 KB)Men’s Maintenance Manual (PDF, 1.52 MB)My Health Journal (PDF, 4 MB)North Carolina Preconception Health Strategic Plan: September 2008-September 2013 (PDF, 1.64 MB)Preconception Health [ more]
Fact Sheets
General Health/Healthy Living Booklets
Booklets
Magazines
Posters
Reproductive Life Planning
Postpartum Health
Healthy Weight
Folic Acid Information
- available at http://getfolic.com/order/index.htm
Brochures
Take Care of Your Body
Mujer Prevenida Vale por Dos
Felicidades: Informacion para la nueva mama
Pocket Cards
Take Control
For your Baby
Busy Woman’s Guide/Guia Para la Mujer
The Healthier I Am, The Happier I Am
Posters
Folic Acid Promotion
At Our Best
Both of Us
Mujer Prevenida Vale por Dos
Structured Self-Assessment Tools
CME Modules and Care Plans
Referral Networks
Pregnancy Care Management Brochure (PDF, 946 KB)Gestational Diabetes
Sickle Cell Syndrome Program Brochure (PDF, 138 KB)Summary of Public Health Actions Based on Maternal and Infant Blood Lead Levels (PDF, 297 KB)
Ayude a su hijo a estar sano - Providing Hope for a Brighter Future (PDF, 897 KB)Datos acerca de el Parche Anticonceptivo – Facts about the Contraceptive Patch (PDF, 640 KB)Datos sobre el almacenamiento de sangre del cordón umbilical - Cord Blood Banking in North Carolina (PDF, 1.55 MB)Datos sobre los Dispositivos Intrauterinos ("DIUs") - Facts about IUDs (PDF, 1.65 MB)Datos sobre los Implantes como Metodo Anticonceptivo – Facts about Birth Control Implants (PDF, 686 KB)¿Está Usted Embarazada? Protégé a su bebe del envenenamiento con plomo - Are you Pregnant? Protect Your Baby from Lead Poisoning (PDF, 5.2 MB)Información acerca de las Píldoras Anticonceptivas – Facts about Birth Control Pills (PDF, 815 KB)Información acerca de las Píldoras Anticonceptivas de Emergencia - Facts about Emergency Contraception (PDF, 622 KB)Información acerca de los Espermicidas - Facts about Spermicide (PDF, 758 KB)Información acerca del Dispositivo Intrauterino Mirena – Facts about Mirena IUD (Intrauterine Devices) (PDF, 669 KB)Información acerca de la Abstinencia - Facts About Abstinence (PDF, 605 KB)La Diabetes Gestacional - Yo y mi Bebé - Gestational Diabetes - Before the Baby, After the Baby (PDF, 780 KB)Mamá Saludable, Bebé Saludable - Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby (PDF, 4.36 MB)Manual de Mantenimiento del Cuerpo - Men's Maintenance Manual (PDF, 9.97 MB)¿Qué Harás en tu Futuro? - Are You Ready? Sex and Your Future (PDF, 2.32 MB)¿Se enteró recientemente que está embarazada? - Have You Recently Found Out You Are Pregnant? (PDF, 283 KB)
The policy manual is divided into five sections with related policies and relevant memos provided in PDF format. Additional policies will be added as they are written and approved.
Section Title
1. Client Services
1.1 - Adolescent Services
1.2 - Informed Consent
1.3 - Child Abuse, Neglect and Human Trafficking Reporting
1.4 - Client Confidentiality and Privacy
1.5 – Customer Satisfaction
1.6 – Health Disparities
1.7 – Voluntary Service Provision
1.8 – Human Subjects Research
1.9 – Medical Records
2. Clinical Services
2.1 - Emergency Contraception
2.2 - STI/HIV Screening
2.3 - Initial Visit
2.4 - Return (Annual) Exam
2.5 - Medical Emergency Management
2.6 - Referral and Follow-Up on Abnormal Findings
2.7 - Deferral of Exam
2.8 - Clinical Services for Sterilized Patients
2.9 - Pregnancy Diagnosis
2.10 - Permanent Contraception
2.11 - Immunization
2.12 – Pregnancy Spacing Policy (PDF, 89 KB)
2.13 - Pharmaceuticals
2.14 - Method Counseling
2.15 - Infertility
2.16 – Revisit/Supply Visit
3. Community Services
3.1 - Community Participation
3.2 - Media Review
4. Financial Services
4.1 - Billing, Collections, and Fees
4.2 - Women's Health Service Funds
Policy (PDF, 22 KB)Memos (PDF, 122 KB)
4.3 – Required Posted Signage for Service
4.4 – Facilities and Accessibility of Family Planning Services
4.5 – Quality Assurance and Audit
5. Personnel
5.1 - Personnel Records and Licensure Verification
5.2 - Enhanced Role Nurse
5.3 - Provider Qualifications
5.4 - Staff Conflict of Interest
5.5 - Clinical Protocols for Client Care
Pregnancy Care Management Program Manual
Section Topics
Pregnancy Care Management Overview
1. Division of Medical Assistance (DMA)
2. Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
3. Pregnancy Medical Home (PMH)
4. Pregnancy Care Management (OBCM)
5. Risk Screening
6. Pregnancy Care Management (OBCM) Services
7. Pregnancy Care Management (OBCM) Pathways
8. Maternal Health Quality Improvement
9. Case Management Information System (CMIS)
10. Data & Evaluation
11. Contacts
12. Resources & References
Acknowledgement and Table of Contents (PDF, 190 KB)Section 1 - Introduction (PDF, 349 KB)Section 2 - Confidentiality (PDF, 892 KB)Section 3- Common Substances Used (PDF, 685 KB)Section 4 - Assessing the Pregnant Woman for Substance Abuse (PDF, 1.28 MB)Section 5 - Intervention (PDF, 2.03 MB)Section 6 - Documentation (PDF, 350 KB)Subchapter A - General Provisions (PDF, 1.25 MB)Appendix A - Glossary (PDF, 620 KB)Appendix B - References (PDF, 120 KB)Appendix C - Reviewers (PDF, 331 KB)
(men’s health journal)