A Maternal Health Desert in California

TUESDAY, MAY 5
PROGRAM #11129 11:00 AM PT

A Maternal Health Desert in California.

In the Central Valley — the richest agricultural region in the country — thousands of women face serious barriers to prenatal and obstetric care, while rising rates of teen pregnancy among Latinas are deepening a public health crisis. On the eve of World Maternal Health Day, the voices of young women and the data behind the numbers explain why Latinas continue to bear the brunt of this gap in the nation’s most prosperous state. This program originally aired on January 22, 2025.

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