Pregnant in a Rural Town of 400

How this mom is getting vital medical care miles away from her doctor

Ashley 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 Bigfork, Minnesota to hear how Dr. Johnna Nynas, an innovative OB/GYN at Sanford Health Bemidji, is making care more accessible for these patients.

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