Talking maternal health with Dr. Manning of UAMS

In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with Dr. Nirvana Manning, head of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UAMS, about maternal health in Arkansas. Manning discusses recent statistics on maternal health in the state and the work needed to improve how Arkansas delivers maternal care. Podcast on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube, or visit arkansasonline.com/podcast23 for an exclusive subscription offer available only to podcast listeners Chapters (00:00:00) - Southern Fried Podcast: Dr. Nirvana Manning(00:01:49) - Physician and Vanderbilt grad on the podcast(00:02:45) - Arkansas maternal health issues(00:08:43) - Arkansas maternal and infant health: Victories and challenges(00:13:36) - Arkansas' problems with rural healthcare(00:17:17) - How do we better educate mothers about pregnancy and maternal health?(00:20:06) - Arkansas Pro-Prenatal Care Program 1(00:24:27) - UAMS Chancellor Dr. Manning at the 2017 Arkansas Healthcare Conference