Cahaba Medical Care expands prenatal services to Perry County

Cahaba Medical Care (CMC) is expanding its prenatal services to Marion in Perry County. 

According to a press release from CMC pregnant mothers have struggled in Perry County due to limited healthcare and distance from medical centers. This has disproportionately affected black women. 

“Our research and clinical experience has proven that local access to prenatal care and delivery services can impact these critical health care metrics around infants and mothers by helping women have healthier pregnancies and babies,” said Dr. John Waits, CEO of Cahaba Medical Care.

“We’ve recognized this critical need in Perry County, and we’re committed to providing these services here to ensure all expectant mothers have access to the care they deserve.”

Dr. Laura Lishman is providing prenatal services at CMC's location in Marion where ultrasounds, laboratory testing, and monitoring of babies and their mothers are available.

Lishman is a family medicine physician who completed her residency at the Cahaba+UAB Family Medicine Residency. 

“Prior to the opening of the CMC Marion clinic, there was no prenatal care available in Perry County," she said.

"When a woman living in Perry County became pregnant, she had to travel to a neighboring county for prenatal care and often did not have the means to do so. Now that we have this available locally, they are receiving consistent, high-quality prenatal care, which increases the safety of both mother and child."