Preliminary research by UAMS found 15% of Marshallese women in Arkansas did not receive any prenatal care, compared with 1.6% of all women in the United States. Furthermore, half of Marshallese women do not attend the recommended number of prenatal visits.
A UAMS team in Northwest Arkansas will study the potential for such programs to address the needs of the local Marshallese community.
Marshallese women in the United States see almost twice the infant mortality rate of non-Hispanic whites, according to UAMS researcher Britni Ayers.
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