LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNOE) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration is funding a new program to address maternal health concerns in South Arkansas.

Helping Expand Access to Rural maternal health care Transformation for Moms, also known as HEART Moms, is a rural maternity and obstetrics management program. It will use $4 million in HRSA funding to increase maternal healthcare access in Ashley and Union Counties.

Women in rural areas face challenges trying to receive obstetric and gynecological care, and the South Arkansas region is no exception.

According to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in America and is also one of the most rural and impoverished states in t

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