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 ...

As Gov. Kim Reynolds signs her rural health care bill into law, she said it "tackles some of the most critical health care ...

In Florida, 91% of rural hospitals do not have OB-GYN services, the highest percentage in the country. Over the past two years, more than 50 rural hospitals have ended their labor and delivery ...

Washington State University’s College of Nursing is launching a new program to build up health care services in rural areas.

AgriSafe is celebrating National Nurses Month by offering full scholarships to rural nurses for its 23-hour ag health-focused Nurse Scholar program.

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 ...