A Mother’s Love … What you need to know about Maternal Health Care

From the moment a woman realizes she is pregnant with a new life until the baby is in her arms, a mother is a protector and the lifeline for her child. Unfortunately, in the U.S. health disparities exist and hundreds of women are affected on a daily basis. A health disparity is described by CDC as a preventable burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by different groups of people.