Transportation
In Columbus, Expectant Moms Will Get On-Demand Rides to the Doctor
To address high rates of infant mortality, the Ohio city will pilot a novel ride-hailing service designed for low-income pregnant women.
Next year, Columbus, Ohio, will use 21st century transportation technology to address a health crisis that should belong in the Victorian era: rising rates of infant mortality.
Running from June to November 2019, a pilot program will aim to connect pregnant women with on-demand rides to doctor’s appointments and other daily errands, such as grocery shopping and pharmacy trips. The pilot will include 500 women in the early months of pregnancy who are enrolled in Medicaid, and who live in one of the eight Columbus neighborhoods where the most babies are dying within the first year of life.