阿肯色州本顿维尔- 奥利维亚·沃尔顿（Olivia Walton）正在领导一项耗资1亿美元的两党努力，旨在到2031年将美国孕产妇死亡率降低一半，她告诉我，孕产妇健康是一个可以解决的问题，州政府“处于驾驶座”。“我们有药，”沃尔顿上周在非营利组织Heartland Forward的年度Heartland Summit间隙告诉我，该组织致力于促进美国中部的经济发展。
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Olivia Walton, who's leading a $100 million, bipartisan effort to cut the U.S. maternal mortality rate in half by 2031, tells me maternal health is a solvable problem, with state governments "in the driver's seat." "We have the medicine," Walton, who's also chair of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, told me last week on the sidelines of the annual Heartland Summit of the nonprofit Heartland Forward, which promotes economic development in America's geographic middle.
“我们知道什么有效。世界上有一些更贫穷、更多的农村国家在这方面做得比我们更好。我们还掌握了美国正在运作的一些技术。“为什么重要：沃尔顿和她的丈夫、沃尔玛继承人汤姆·沃尔顿上个月宣布向美国健康妈妈健康婴儿（HMHSA）提供为期五年的初步1亿美元承诺，为州匹配赠款、合作伙伴关系和基础设施提供资金，以推广成功的孕产妇保健实践。
"We know what works. There are poorer and more rural countries around the world that are doing this better than we are. We also have pockets of what's working here in the United States." Why it matters: Walton and her husband, Tom Walton, a Walmart heir, last month announced an initial $100 million, five-year commitment to Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America (HMHBA) to fund state matching grants, partnerships and infrastructure to scale successful maternal health practices.
推动新闻：在峰会上，“健康妈妈、健康宝宝”宣布了第一笔州拨款--五年内向阿肯色州和肯塔基州各提供1000万美元”，以加快成熟的孕产妇护理方法。"
Driving the news: At the summit, Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies announced its first state grants — $10 million each to Arkansas and Kentucky over five years "to accelerate proven approaches to maternal care."
他们在说什么：桑德斯在与奥利维亚·沃尔顿（Olivia Walton）的一张桌子旁告诉我，阿肯色州“有超过1，100名女性在临产之前从未看过医生。...因此，如果他们以前没有这样做，那么之后他们可能也不会做太多。"
What they're saying: Sanders told me around a table with Olivia Walton that Arkansas "had over 1,100 women who were never seeing a doctor until they were in labor. ... And so, if they're not doing it before, they're probably not doing much after either."
“我们在全州范围内发起了一项名为“索取您的关怀”的活动，提高认识，帮助越来越多的女性获得帮助。自我们启动该活动以来，我们看到利用该计划的女性人数显着增加。所以我们觉得我们正在朝着正确的方向前进。"
"We started a statewide campaign called Claim Your Care, raising awareness, helping get more and more women. We've seen a significant uptick in women taking advantage of the program since we started the campaign. So we feel like we're moving in the right direction."
桑德斯在公告中表示：“最好的孕产妇健康政策是在危机发生之前惠及母亲的政策。"
Sanders said in the announcement: "The best maternal health policy is one that reaches moms before there's a crisis."
“这1000万美元的承诺将帮助我们在推进新妈妈和准妈妈产后和产前护理方面取得的进展的基础上再接再厉。现在，我们可以确保妈妈和婴儿在自己的社区中获得应有的优质护理。"
"This $10 million commitment will help us build on the progress we've made by advancing postpartum and prenatal care for new and expecting mothers. Now we can make sure moms and babies receive the quality care they deserve, right in their own community."