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Pregnant in a Rural Town of 400 How this mom is getting vital medical care miles away from her doctorAshley Jacobson has a high risk pregnancy and lives nearly 2 hours from her OB/GYN. Some women in rural Minnesota choose to forgo their doctors appointments entirely because of the distance. CNN’s Omar Jimenez travels to…

Beltrami County Public Health Doubles Perinatal Home Visits Left to right: Amy Bowles, Karla Eischens, Kari Josefson, US Senator Tina Smith, Dr. Nynas, Susan Ninham, Lisa Johnson Bemidji, MN – On August 17th, 2023 Beltrami County Health and Human Services participated in a roundtable discussion at Sanford Health with US Senator Tina Smith. The roundtable…

Sen. Tina Smith discusses maternal health outcomes in Bemidji By Nicole Ronchetti U.S. Sen. Tina Smith spent time during her visit to Bemidji at Sanford Health to discuss how maternal outcomes can be improved for rural and Indigenous communities. BEMIDJI — During a visit to Bemidji on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith spent time at…

Black, Rural Southern Women at Gravest Risk From Pregnancy Miss Out on Maternal Health Aid By Sarah Jane Tribble As maternal mortality skyrockets in the United States, a federal program created to improve rural maternity care has bypassed Black mothers, who are at the highest risk of complications and death related to pregnancy. The grant-funded…

Grantee Spotlight – MN RMOMS by CHSD Editor at Grantee Spotlight Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies: MN RMOMSThe Georgia Health Policy Center recently spoke to Lisa Johnson, director of women’s and children’s services, and Johnna Nynas, M.D., an obstetrician-gynecology physician, at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center, about how the RMOMS grant is transforming care. View…

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Bemidji Area Health Care Providers Partner with Grant Money to Improve Rural Maternity Health Health providers Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota, Cass Lake IHS, Red Lake IHS, Beltrami County Health and Human Services, PrimeWest Health, and others received a $3.6 million grant for work on “Families First: Rural Maternity Health Collaborative.” According to a release…

AUDIO: Dr. Johnna Nynas discusses women’s health issues for Women’s Health Month Dr. Johnna Nynas, an OB-GYN at Sanford Health in Bemidji, joined News Director Larissa Donovan on the phone today to discuss a variety of women’s health issues. Dr. Nynas emphasized that women tend to be the leaders of their households, and generally tend…

Smart Rural Community Spotlight: Bemidji, Minnesota Dr. Johnna Nynas, an OB-GYN at Sanford Health in Bemidji, joined News Director Larissa Donovan on the phone today to discuss a variety of women’s health issues. Dr. Nynas emphasized that women tend to be the leaders of their households, and generally tend to everyone’s needs but their own.…