UAMS receives $2.4 million federal grant for reducing high rates of Arkansas maternal, infant deaths
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is granting the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences funds to develop programs reducing the rate of maternal and infant death in the Arkansas Delta.
The $2.4 million grant will be used over the next four years to test prevention strategies.
The UAMS announcement of the grant stated that as of March, Arkansas had the highest maternal mortality rate in the United States, at 8.6 deaths per 100,000 live births, against a national average of 5.4. Arkansas also has the third highest infant mortality rate in the United States, with 7.67 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, based on 2022 data.
The statistics are even more troubling for the delta region. According to UAMS officials, Black women in the Arkansas Delta are 1.8 times more likely to have pregnancy-related deaths than white, non-Hispanic women.
UAMS officials said the grant will focus on projects in Helena-West Helena, Lake Village and Pine Bluff as a joint venture between BioVentures LLC at UAMS, the UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the UAMS Division for Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships.
UAMS will use the funding for the primary activities of screening and providing education to health care providers. It will also engage five students from historically Black colleges and universities per year to identify and develop programs to meet community needs.
UAMS officials said other key partners on the grant are the Jefferson Regional Medical Center School of Nursing in Pine Bluff, the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership in Lake Village and the UAMS East Regional Campus in Helena-West Helena.
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