LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Local hospitals are launching programs to help new moms in the vulnerable months after they give birth.
Arkansas has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation and medical experts said that we need to increase our awareness.
“In the postpartum period, the mother is still a patient too, and there are a lot of things that can happen at that time that needs attention, and so she needs to be not forgotten,” said Dr. David Caldwell…