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Maternity care deserts – increasing in number – No Rights To Speak Of

Maternity care deserts – increasing in number

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Millions of US women don’t have access to maternity care, report warns

More than a third of US counties do not have a single medical birthing facility or the services of an obstetric clinician, causing health advocates to warn about the dangers of “maternity care deserts”, a new report says.

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Pregnant women are less and less able to access maternity care

There’s also evidence that the Supreme Court’s 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade is accelerating the issue. A Commonwealth Fund report from July found that women living in states with strict abortion policies are less likely to be able to find an OB-GYN. An earlier survey found that such policies were driving away doctors specializing in obstetrics and gynecology.

Read more at NBC News