Jan 20, 2020Augusta Chronicle
The inspiration for Dr. Marlo Vernon’s app comes from a family tragedy.
When her cousin, Caitlyn, was 38 weeks pregnant, she woke up one morning with a terrible
headache.
“When her headache didn’t go away, she ended up in the hospital and had a massive
stroke,” Vernon said. “They were able to save her child but not her. I don’t know
if what I am working on today could have prevented that but it definitely is inspiration
and motivation to prevent someone from losing their mother, their cousin, their sister,
their wife.”
Doctors at Augusta University health are trying to improve maternal health in Georgia.
Dr. Marlo Vernon just got more funding for her pregnancy care app and we talked to
her about it on Wednesday.
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