Hospitals and physicians are voicing concerns over the Biden administration’s proposed rules to improve maternal health, arguing the current approach is too punitive and could inadvertently hinder ...

In a study to be presented on February 16 between 8 a.m., and 10 a.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco, researchers will ...

Residents in rural communities across the United States continue to lose access to hospital-based obstetrics services, with the least populated counties in our country losing access at a more rapid ...

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Black women in rural communities are increasingly at risk as obstetric services decline due to hospital closures and reduced Medicaid funding. Limited access to specialists, long travel distances and ...

BALDWIN, Wis. (WEAU) - Healthcare shutdowns in the region continue to affect many services from emergency departments to mental health services and obstetrical care. It’s a situation that leaves some ...

Implementation of evidence-based obstetrical practices remains a significant challenge. Effective strategies to disseminate and implement such practices are needed. We randomly assigned 19 hospitals ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The percentage of hospitals that offer no obstetric care grew from 35.2% to 42.4% from 2010 to 2022. Hospitals ...

States that lost most hospital-based obstetric care include Iowa, California, and Ohio, with significant rural county service losses from 2010 to 2023.