"Giving Birth in America: Arkansas" Screens at BFF

By Kyle Kellams

Published June 12, 2023 at 1:42 PM CDT

Arkansas has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the United States.

The documentary "Giving Birth in America: Arkansas" will be shown tomorrow at 1:15 at the Momentary during the first day of the Bentonville Film Festival. The movie is the latest to be produced by Every Mother Counts

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