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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. Rural ...
A report on deliveries at The Farm in its first 40 years showed 5% of clients were transported to the hospital. Doctors told the AP that rural hospitals will need to be part of the equation, and ...
In rural Alabama, the closures are already having a significant impact. Women lack easy access to quality labor and delivery services, which necessitates driving long distances to deliver their ...
In states that chose not to expand Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act–Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee–rural Americans face limited options as hospitals close their doors. A 2019 study found that participation in Medicaid expansion reduced the likelihood of rural hospital closures by 62% and that of the ...
It's common practice during pregnancy to visit your local ob-gyn and deliver at a nearby hospital. But a growing number of hospitals across the country have closed their labor and delivery units ...
At least 41 Iowa hospitals have shuttered their labor and delivery units since 2000.
Rural Americans know all too well what it feels like to have no hospital and emergency care when they break a leg, go into early labor, or have progressive chronic diseases, such as diabetes and ...
MORE: New study finds most maternal-related deaths in the US happen after birth. Since 2022, over 100 counties experienced a decline in maternity care access, totaling over 100 hospitals closing ...