Nearly all states saw declines in the number of acute care hospitals offering obstetric services between 2010 through 2022, with seven states seeing a quarter or more of their hospitals dropping ...

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In March 2011, the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released a new revision of the Joint Statement of Practice Relations ...

Rural Ohio continues to face significant challenges in providing obstetrical care, a reality highlighted at the 2025 Rural ...

Hospital-based obstetric services have declined significantly, especially in rural areas, affecting maternal and infant health outcomes. The decline in obstetric services coincides with rising ...

In August, Health Affairs published a study highlighting an alarming fact in maternal health: The incidence of childbirth complications varies significantly from hospital to hospital across the United ...

Ashley O'Neil's first pregnancy took an unexpected turn one Sunday night in May 2016. When she started bleeding, she headed to her local emergency room in rural southern Maryland. "All of the ...

Ellie was 37 weeks pregnant and an hour away from the nearest hospital with obstetric care when she began experiencing shortness of breath and tightness in her chest. An at-home test revealed her ...