Arkansas launches ad campaign promoting state-run clinics for prenatal care

By: Tess Vrbin

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: May 6, 2026

Words: 482

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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An advertising campaign went live Wednesday directing pregnant Arkansans to state-run clinics for prenatal health care.

The campaign, which includes 30-second television ads that will begin airing statewide this week, was among the recommendations of a committee Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders formed in 2024 to address the state’s high maternal mortality rate and maternal healthcare deserts. The committee was formed after Sanders said the state wouldn’t expand Medicaid coverage for postpartum …

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