Author: By Krista Newton, LCSW, CCHA Director and Care Coordinator
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Colorado Community Health Alliance Leads Collaborative Efforts to Address Maternal Health Disparities in Colorado Springs and Beyond
Nationally and here in Colorado, we are seeing a rise in maternal mortality rates and widening disparities in maternal-child health outcomes. More than 2 million women of childbearing age in the United States live in maternity care deserts, areas without access to birthing facilities or maternity care providers. According to the March of Dimes, nearly…