Segment 1: What's behind the statistics for maternal mortality in Missouri?
Missouri ranks 42nd in the United States for maternal outcomes, with a number of pregnancy or childbirth related deaths per capita among the worst in the nation, according to a recent article in the Kansas City Star. Our guests say that's an indicator of poor health in the state overall.
- Tracy Russell, executive director, Mother & Child Health Coalition
- Beth Simpson, pediatrician, Children's Mercy Hospital
- Keri Ingle, Missouri State representative
Segment 2: Former mayors offer advice to mayor-elect Quinton Lucas.
KCUR asked four former mayors and the current one what advice they'd give to the new mayor, and their answers reveal the pressures of the position and strategies for overcoming them.
- Congressman Emanuel Cleaver
- Mark Funkhouser
- Kay Barnes
- Charles Wheeler
- Sly James
