AIM is committed to making maternal and infant health a top priority for Arkansans. Healthy moms mean healthy families and stronger communities.
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Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America is committing $20m in state grants to Arkansas and Kentucky, at $10 million each, over the next five years. These investments will go towards improving maternal health in two states with some of the worst outcomes.
Arkansas families pay $9,000 a year on average for one baby in childcare.
For a single parent, that is nearly 30% of their income. Before rent. Before groceries. Raising a family here should not be this hard. aimforarkansas.org/resources
Jazmyn Conner's advice to fellow Arkansas teachers expecting a baby: "Take your full 12 weeks." Read more on why her second maternity leave felt so different from her first: aimforarkansas.org/news/a-di…
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Cabot Kindergarten teacher Kylie Jones got 12 weeks of paid leave after her daughter was born. Before state-mandated paid leave became available, she would have been back in the classroom at 6 weeks postpartum.
That is the difference paid family leave makes.
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38.3 maternal deaths per 100,000 births.
44% of rural maternity units at risk of closing.
#2 in the nation for infant mortality.
These are not just statistics. They are Arkansas moms and babies. Read our latest on the state's rural health crisis: aimforarkansas.org/news/arka…
Can you give birth in your county?
For women in 70% of Arkansas counties, the answer is no.
Nearly 3 in 10 Arkansas moms drive 30+ minutes to deliver their babies. Learn more: aimforarkansas.org/news/arka…
“Child care, workplace flexibility and paid leave are not simply family benefits. They are workforce strategies that can strengthen recruitment, improve retention and help more Arkansans contribute to our economy.”
Read the full op-ed from @Excelby8 coalition director Alison Williams in @TBArkansas: talkbusiness.net/2026/09/thi…
"It is time to deliver benefits that work for modern families, so we can build a more secure, resilient economic future for families and communities throughout Arkansas and the rest of America."
Sen. @JohnBoozman makes the case for his bipartisan More Paid Leave for More Americans Act: eldoradonews.com/news/2026/a…
Nearly 90% of pregnancy-related deaths in Arkansas were preventable.
Dr. Chad Rodgers of the Arkansas Maternal Mortality Review Committee on what our data already tells us, and why the report coming this fall matters for every mother in the state. nwaonline.com/news/2026/aug/…
Only 30 of Arkansas's 122 hospitals still deliver babies. Ten labor and delivery units have closed since 2019, and almost half our counties are now maternity care deserts. Where a mother lives should not determine whether she survives childbirth. Read more in: @amppob
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Nearly 70% of Arkansas moms say child care costs keep them out of the workforce. Families with two young kids pay about $17,500 a year, roughly 27 percent of Arkansas’s median household income.
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Arkansas Surgeon General Dr. Kay Chandler joined @KATVNews Daybreak to talk about why #breastfeedingsupport matters for moms and babies, and where #Arkansasfamilies can find help.
No mom should have to figure this out alone.
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In today’s @arkansasonline @AshleyBearden Campbell explains why one surprising World Cup statistic highlights the need for conversations about paid parental leave, maternal health, and Arkansas’s workforce.
Supporting families is an investment in our state’s future. #ARPX
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Among all 48 countries competing in the #worldcup the United States is the only one without a national paid maternity leave policy. katv.com/community/little-ro…
Of the 48 countries in this year's World Cup, the U.S. is the only one without national paid maternity leave. AIM ED @AshleyBearden Campbell talked with @KATVNews about what that means for Arkansas families and where we go from here. katv.com/community/little-ro…
"As I celebrated my sixth Father’s Day this past Sunday, I found myself thinking about the kind of Arkansas my daughter will inherit. ... I want her to grow up healthy, safe, and surrounded by opportunity. And if she chooses to become a mother one day, I want her to have access to the care, resources and support she deserves."
Read Rep. @brandon_achor's powerful op-ed in @TBArkansas: talkbusiness.net/2026/06/eve…
"This Father's Day, while we're celebrating dads, let's also remember a simple truth: Every father exists because of a mother."
Read Matt Rodocker's full op-ed in @ArkansasOnline: arkansasonline.com/news/2026…