Awarded a $4 million HRSA grant in August 2021, the WV Perinatal Partnership is increasing access to care for hundreds of women in Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, Roane, Upshur and Webster counties. The RMOMS Program (Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies) will enhance and create maternity services for more than 1,000 women who give birth annually within an underserved region of our state. Currently, most women and their families must drive at least 30 minutes and up to two to three hours each way to visit their maternity care provider, to access high-risk specialty care, and to give birth. Lost wages, transportation issues, and childcare barriers prevent women from utilizing pregnancy, peripartum, and infant care.
