WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
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This month our host, Jim Allison, talked to Julie Duhon and Haddie Katz, co-founders of the Tandem Community Birth Center and Postpartum House, which recently opened in Bloomington. Tandem is now offering to change that position by offering birthing services, but preconception support, and prenatal and post-natal care. It also provides gynecological services to all women of all ages. Lactation care is also provided. Together they talked about maternal health in Indiana and Bloomington. Indiana currently ranks 46th out of 50 for maternal health, and in Bloomington, only 20.6% of women receive adequate early prenatal care. One issue with Indiana, says Katz and Duhon, is the significant rural population that does not have this type of care and for whom the closure of rural hospitals has resulted in a lack of access to care. The lack of transportation too, says Katz is a major hurdle to maternal health care.
