FORT SMITH -- A local hospital has been recognized for its work as part of an initiative aimed at safely reducing cesarean birth rates.

Baptist Health-Fort Smith received a platinum banner from the Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative for its accomplishments during the recently completed "Safe Reduction of Primary Cesarean Birth" initiative, according to a news release from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

"We are extremely proud of the effort and accomplishments of the hospitals that participated in the initiative promoting vaginal birth," said Jennifer Callaghan-Koru, executive director of the collaborative and an associate professor in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at UAMS. "These banners communicate their strong commitment and accomplishments in mate

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