/tags/maternity-care maternity care en-US Copyright Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:35:45 GMT /health/2022-10-12/millions-of-americans-are-losing-access-to-maternal-care-heres-what-can-be-done A report from the nonprofit March of Dimes finds that 36% of counties in the U.S. are "maternity care deserts," meaning they have no obstetric hospitals or birth centers and no obstetric providers. Ohio had the most impacted by overall reductions in access to care. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:35:45 GMT /health/2022-10-12/millions-of-americans-are-losing-access-to-maternal-care-heres-what-can-be-done Rachel Treisman /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-08-04/doctors-stricter-abortion-bans-more-maternal-deaths Even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, scholars noted that states with the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S. also had higher maternal mortality rates. Now, researchers warn, those death rates could get even worse. Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-08-04/doctors-stricter-abortion-bans-more-maternal-deaths /health/2018-02-27/medical-desert-why-maternity-care-is-disappearing-in-rural-hospitals Giving birth is becoming more complicated for millions of women in rural America. A recent study by the Rural Health Research Center at the University of… Tue, 27 Feb 2018 09:00:05 GMT /health/2018-02-27/medical-desert-why-maternity-care-is-disappearing-in-rural-hospitals