UAMS to Study Postpartum Care in Arkansas

By Kyle Kellams

Published May 1, 2023 at 11:37 AM CDT

A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been approved for a five-year, $15 million funding award to study the best mechanisms for postpartum follow up with new mothers to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will use a grant to study better ways to make sure new mothers in Arkansas have access to pospartum care.

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