In the U.S., 57% of rural hospitals do not provide labor and delivery services, according to a November report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. Closing OB-GYN programs leaves ...

We shouldn't have to live in an urban area to receive the highest level of evidence-based care,” says one healthcare worker ...

A nurse checks Noelle’s cervix ... obstetric services just isn't there in the rural areas as much as it used to be,” said David Laflamme, a maternal and child health epidemiologist who ...