Welcome to another episode of Relocalizing Health! This week, Dave Chase sits down with Allison Duncan, founder of Anau Health and architect of transformative maternal health models, to explore why the current U.S. maternity system is failing women by design and how we can radically improve it. From her eye-opening journey mapping world-class maternal care in Brazil to building community-driven solutions in Pickens County, South Carolina, Allison Duncan shares powerful insights about the cost, human toll, and missed opportunities in our current system. Together, they discuss how integrating social care with clinical support, rethinking payment structures, and harnessing local leadership can revolutionize birth outcomes and create brighter futures for mothers, babies, and communities everywhere. If you care about the future of healthcare and want to learn what it takes to reclaim maternal health from the ground up, you won’t want to miss this conversation!

Timestamps:

00:00 Exploring maternal care issues

07:15 Challenges in Indigenous Maternal Healthcare

09:17 Innovative maternity care in Brazil

11:55 Rising Risks in Pregnancy and Birth

16:51 Addressing maternal mortality causes

20:00 Cost of NICU and preterm births

22:01 Reducing preterm birth costs

26:09 Finding a local design partner

27:55 Helping women achieve economic independence

33:37 Redesigning healthcare payment models

35:34 Introducing Strong Mama, Strong Babies

38:01 Issues in Payment Model

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