Ujima Maternity Network News Today

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UAMS is partnering with Ujima Maternity Network to conduct a doula training in hopes to remedy Arkansas' high maternal mortality rates.

While Arkansas grapples with the nation’s highest maternal mortality rate, solutions are within reach.

Births by Cesarean section are far more common in some parts of Arkansas than others, an analysis released Thursday by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement found.

The rate at which Black women in Arkansas die during childbirth or within a year of giving birth rose 110% from 1999 to 2019, according to a study published Monday

Like many moms across the state, I woke up this morning to flowers, homemade cards and extra hugs. Thanks in part to the maternal care I received during all three of my pregnancies, my children also woke up to a healthy mother.

A documentary highlighting Arkansas worst-in-the nation maternal mortality rate premiered Wednesday night at the Capital Hotel in Little Rock.

A documentary highlighting Arkansas worst-in-the nation maternal mortality rate premiered Wednesday night at the Capital Hotel in Little Rock.

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Arkansas maternal mortality rate -- currently the worst in the nation -- has gained the attention of a non-profit organization dedicated to making childbirth safe for mothers around the world.