Arkansas is in a Maternal Healthcare Crisis!
We believe that through collective work and responsibility we can change this tragic narrative for the state of Arkansas and the BIPOC community during the childbearing years.
The CDC ranks Arkansas as the 1st highest maternal mortality rate in the United States with a rate of 40 per 100,000 live births as compared to the national average of 20.1.
In Arkansas, Black women die from maternal mortality at a rate of 71 per 100,000 live births as compared to a rate of 27.8 for non-hispanic white women.
92% of ALL maternal deaths are preventable. Too few women have access to quality and respectable care and advocacy. We are working to change that!
In Arkansas, Black women die from maternal mortality at a rate of 71 per 100,000 live births as compared to a rate of 27.8 for non-hispanic white women.
92% of ALL maternal deaths are preventable. Too few women have access to quality and respectable care and advocacy. We are working to change that!
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Black Maternal Mortality in Arkansas by Arkansas Times
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