People are seeking options as rural hospitals close maternity wards

21 articles, oldest first.

1. NBC New York

   Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home ↗ (opens NBC New York)

   Published Sep 16, 2023

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   Fewer than half of rural hospitals have labor and delivery units and the number keeps dropping. It’s forcing pregnant women to travel longer distances for care.

2. Green Field Reporter

   Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home - The Daily Reporter ↗ (opens Green Field Reporter)

   Published Sep 16, 2023

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   Alisha Alderson placed her folded clothes and everything she needed for the last month of her pregnancy in various suitcases. She never imagined she would have to leave the comfort of her home in rural eastern Oregon just weeks before her due date.

3. Washington Times

   People are seeking options as rural hospitals close maternity wards ↗ (opens Washington Times)

   Published Sep 16, 2023

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   Alisha Alderson placed everything she needed for the last month of her pregnancy in various suitcases as she prepared to leave the comfort of her home in rural eastern Oregon. The only maternity ward within 40 miles abruptly closed in August, so she would be staying at her brother’s house in Idaho t…

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