Rural Hospitals Are Shuttering Their Maternity Units - The New York Times

Women in rural areas face a higher risk of pregnancy-related complications, according to a study by the Commonwealth Fund. Those living in so-called maternity care deserts are three times as likely to die during pregnancy and the critical year afterward as those who are closer to care, according to a study of mothers in Louisiana...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/health/rural-hospitals-pregnancy-childbirth.html