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Giving birth in rural America


Giving birth in rural America - OHSU

Here we explore the social determinants of maternal health care access, with a focus on rural areas. Maternal health is a fundamental driver for population ...

Restoring Access to Maternity Care in Rural America

Driving long distances for care and other scenarios — like giving birth in ambulances or forgoing prenatal and postpartum services — are playing ...

Rural Maternal Health Overview - Rural Health Information Hub

According to the Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, risks of pregnancy-related ...

As a baby bust hits rural areas, hospital labor and delivery ... - NPR

In some rural areas, births have dropped by three-quarters since the late 1950s, and hospitals are shuttering labor and delivery units, ...

Location of Childbirth For Rural Women: Implications For Maternal ...

Currently, approximately half a million rural women give birth in each year in US hospitals. Compared with women in urban areas, rural women experience ...

Rural Communities Birth National Treasures

More than half of rural hospitals no longer provide childbirth services, even though it is the most frequent reason for hospital admission in ...

Maternal health in rural America

The postpartum period is critical for recovering from childbirth, addressing complications of delivery, ensuring mental health, managing infant.

The Rural Maternity Care Crisis | Commonwealth Fund

This lack of prenatal care increases the likelihood by three to four times that women will die a pregnancy-related death, and contributes to ...

Framing Maternal Health in Rural America | CMS

Introduction: Who gives birth in rural communities, and who takes care of rural moms? • Panelists. – Wanda Barfield, MD, MPH, RADM USPHS. – Peiyin Hung, PhD. – ...

Ensuring Access to High-Quality Maternity Care in Rural America

Access to high-quality care during pregnancy and childbirth is a challenge for women living in rural and remote areas of the United States, partly owing to ...

ADDRESSING THE CRISIS IN RURAL MATERNITY CARE

If the closest hospital does not offer labor and delivery services, a pregnant woman may have to travel to a different community to deliver her baby.

Giving Birth in Cars: The Reality of Rural America's Maternal Health ...

Women living in rural areas are hit even harder by these implications, as indicated by a new March of Dimes report on maternity care deserts.

New approaches for rural maternity care - PMC

Declining access to maternity care is a reality for many pregnant women living in rural areas, especially at great distances from urban or suburban centres.

Rural Women at Higher Risk of Life-Threatening Pregnancy ...

Life-threatening pregnancy complications found to be higher in women from rural areas vs. urban communities, a new study suggests.

Availability of Hospital-Based Obstetric Care in Rural Areas | U.S. GAO

The number of hospitals providing obstetric services in rural areas has declined since 2014. Over half of rural counties didn't have a hospital that provided ...

For rural mothers, pregnancy and childbirth pose extra challenges

One study found that women in rural areas have a 9% greater chance of facing life-threatening complications from pregnancy and childbirth.

Rural Hospitals Are Shuttering Their Maternity Units

Women in rural areas face a higher risk of pregnancy-related complications, according to a study by the Commonwealth Fund. Those living in so- ...

Improving access to maternal care in rural communities | AHA News

Women living in rural communities must often leave their community and travel great distances to receive prenatal, obstetrical and postpartum ...

Improving Access to Maternal Health Care In Rural Communities

Prenatal care can reduce the risk of pregnancy complications for both the mother and child. After pregnancy women must establish or reestablish ...

Maternal and obstetric care challenges in rural America - HRSA

While pregnancy-related death is highlighted to discuss the quality of maternal health care in the U.S., for many women, maternal morbidity is as equally ...