A Maternal Health Desert in California

THURSDAY, JANUARY 22
PROGRAM #11027 11:00 AM PT

A Maternal Health Desert in California.

In California’s Central Valley—the nation’s richest agricultural region—thousands of women live in a maternal health desert. In counties such as Mendota and Madera, access to prenatal and obstetric care is not guaranteed, while high rates of teen pregnancy among Latinas deepen a public health crisis. On the eve of Maternal Health Awareness Day, and as part of a special series on maternal health, we present an in-depth report featuring young women and data to explain why Latinas remain the most affected by this gap in the country’s most prosperous state. This program includes a report on the preliminary findings of a study focusing on drug use among pregnant women in Fresno.

Guests: Desirée Yépez, Managing Producer for National News, Radio Bilingüe, Palo Alto, CA; Daniela Rodriguez, Reporter at Radio Bilingüe, UC Berkeley Fellow, Fresno, CA.

Photo: Daniela Rodríguez/Radio Bilingüe

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