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Science, Health and Technology
5:41 pm
Thu April 26, 2012

Women in rural Missouri face obstacles to prenatal care

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Credit Charles Minshew / KBIA
Chandra Grawe, 32, of Macon, Mo., hugs her five-year-old daughter Veronica. Grawe had both of her children at a hospital in Moberly, a 30-minute drive from Macon.
Credit Charles Minshew / KBIA
Kayde Myers stands in front of a friend’s home in Macon, Mo. Myers is nearly eight months pregnant with her first child, a girl, who she plans to deliver in Moberly.
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By Marie French and Charles Minshew

There is a shortage of primary care physicians in rural areas and more than half of Missouri counties have no OB-GYN specialists, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. KBIA’s Marie French takes us to Macon, where many pregnant women often drive 30 minutes or more to get care. 

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