Labor and delivery services have ended or are set to end at 100 rural hospitals since the end of 2020, highlighting a growing maternal health access crisis across the U.S. The findings come from the ...

Last week, Keck Medicine of USC announced the closure of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital obstetric services on Nov. 20. They cited a 40% decline in deliveries over the past decade within “our community” ...

Read full article: Maternal deaths are 3 times higher in Black women, doctors say There are very few symptoms of high blood pressure, which is why it’s referred to as the “silent killer,” but there ...

Amid ongoing financial challenges, workforce shortages and declining birth rates, many hospitals and health systems are being forced to close maternity services in 2025. A Center for Healthcare ...

The number of U.S. women who died the year following a pregnancy more than doubled between 1999 and 2019. One labor and delivery nurse is sharing information that may help keep birthing mothers safe. ...

KETSCHKE WMUR NEWS NINE. ROSS. THANK YOU. MORE NEWS FROM THAT MEETING TONIGHT, BY THE WAY. DARTMOUTH HEALTH SAYS IT WILL BE MOVING THE LABOR AND DELIVERY SERVICES CURRENTLY OFFERED AT CMC TO ELIOT ...

Delivering a baby is hard work. Aptly named labor, the process before childbirth can be physically and emotionally taxing — and even painful. While no two patients experience labor and delivery the ...

More rural hospitals have closed or are planning to close their labor and delivery units in 2025 than in 2024, bringing the total number of closures since the end of 2020 to 116, according to the ...

A loss at Cleveland Clinic is putting labor and delivery services in Indian River County at risk. Cleveland Clinic already closed its labor and delivery unit in Martin County in April. The Indian ...