Grand Rounds: Luthardt presents Rural Maternal Health: Reflecting on the Past and Confronting the Present

On May 1, 2025, UW Department of Ob-Gyn resident Jackie Luthardt, MD, PGY-4, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Rural Maternal Health: Reflecting on the Past and Confronting the Present.”

In the lecture, Luthardt summarized the history of rural maternal and infant health, discussed rural maternity care deserts and the various obstetrics factors that affect access, and examined solutions to improve maternity care in rural locations.

Watch the full lecture here.

**by Ob-Gyn Communications Intern Paige Stevenson