Two second-year students at Campbell University’s Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine launched free prenatal classes in Harnett County. The move came after Betsy Johnson Hospital shuttered its labor and delivery services back in October 2023. Michaela Brown and Jessica King snagged the NC Albert Schweitzer Fellowship to build this program alongside the Harnett County Health Department.
The hospital closure stripped families of local delivery services. Expectant mothers now make trips to Fayetteville, Wake County, or Durham when it’s time to give birth.
“We decided that it would be a good idea to form some kind of project that would assess the needs of the low-income population and the pregnant population here in Harnett County,” King said, per Campbell University…