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 ...

The United States continues to face a growing maternal health crisis. Despite being one of the most resource-rich nations in ...

One of the area’s largest hospitals will soon no longer offer obstetric services (OB). As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, ...

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 ...

An alarming new study by the Rural Health Research Center at the University of Minnesota shows a huge gap in a vital area of health services -- maternity care. Giving birth is becoming more ...

In 2024, Texas increased supplemental payments for rural hospitals from $500 to $1,500 per birth, bringing the total compensation per Medicaid birth to $8,100. (For comparison, employer-sponsored ...

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Ob/Gyn and Midwife Interactions: High Points and Challenges Potential Barriers to Implementation A Model for Other Healthcare Professional Groups? References A Model for Other Healthcare Professional ...

Despite being a high-income nation, the US experiences high maternal mortality rates that continue to climb. From 2018 to ...

Kettering Health is ending its obstetrics services from Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek. According to the health care ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Gendered racial microaggressions during obstetric care may confer elevated blood pressure postpartum.

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 ...