Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. A new statewide health initiative aims to improve medical care for pregnant and new mothers. It was announced Thursday morning during a roundtable at Jacksonville’s Baptist Health.
Presented by Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration, the new “From the Start” initiative will also increase access to prenatal and postpartum care and address issues that affect vulnerable populations.
From the Start was developed to improve the health of pregnant women who are on Florida Medicaid, helping them access the support and resources needed from pregnancy through the first year of their child’s life, AHCA Secretary Shevaun Harris said in a news release…