The Obstetrics Podcast discusses Mississippi’s maternal health deserts
07/27/26
The Obstetrics Podcast discusses Mississippi’s maternal health deserts
Mississippi loses roughly 350 babies a year before their first birthday. According to State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney, about 65% of those deaths are preventable, and saving just 150 of them would bring the state below the national infant mortality average.
That number frames a new episode of The Obstetrics Podcast, in which Dr. Edney and OBHG Market Medical Director Dr. Norman Connell discuss what it will take to close the access gaps driving the state’s maternal and infant health outcomes.
Forty-two of Mississippi’s 82...
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