Mississippi county has 3x the national average of babies born with a low birth weight
Mississippi county has 3x the national average of babies born with a low birth weight By Patrice Clark | March 10, 2021 at 10:49 PM CST - Updated March 11 at 8:05 AM
ISSAQUENA CO., Miss. (WLBT) - The town of Mayersville in Issaquena County has no hospitals and the healthcare is inconsistent, especially for mothers and mothers-to-be.
Mayersville resident Taneria Williams, 26, is usually working or spending time with her kids, but the road to motherhood hasn’t been easy - especially living in a rural area.
“I feel forgotten about,” she said. “I feel people don’t care what we have to face in our area.”
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