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A new report from the March of Dimes aims to raise awareness about maternity care deserts in the U.S., which the organization defines as "any county without a hospital or birth center offering ...
Empty infant beds sit gathered in a corner in an empty maternity ward at Madera Community Hospital in Calif., which closed in January 2023, on Sept. 13, 2023. ... eastern US into week's end.
A growing number of rural hospitals have been shuttering their labor and delivery units, forcing pregnant women to travel longer distances for care or face giving birth in an emergency room.
In 1989 the hospital was purchased by Catholic Healthcare West, however; the end of the Cold War led to numerous defense sector layoffs across the region. [6] Hawthorne's local economy was particularly affected as younger families began to relocate out of the area; leading the hospital to cease maternity services in 1991.
The center had been open for 75 years, but was forced to close in light of modern medicine's changing attitude toward home birth and subsequent lack of resources. [1] The film is structured in two parts. It first follows the story of Scharene Miller, who was one of the last mothers to use the Maternity Center's home birthing services.
There are many possible reasons why the United States has a much larger MMR than other developed countries: many hospitals are unprepared for maternal emergencies, 44% of maternal-fetal grants do not go towards the health of the mother, and pregnancy complication rates are continually increasing.
Closing obstetric departments is a nationwide trend, contributing to America's high maternal mortality rate. California's rate of closures is higher than other states'.
By the end of January 2024, there were only five physicians left in the hospital, with the others having fled or been killed. [17] A doctor at the hospital told reporters that the hospital was filled with patients and the staff were overworked, stating "We cannot make rounds on patients. We cannot move between beds." [18]