EPISODE · Aug 3, 2023 · 7 MIN
America’s maternity care deserts spread
from POLITICO's Pulse Check · host POLITICO
Maternal health care continues to disappear across many parts of the nation as more OBGYNs move or shutter their practices and more birthing hospitals shut down, negatively affecting millions of pregnant individuals, according to new data from the March of Dimes. Host Katherine Ellen Foley talks with Alice Miranda Ollstein about factors fueling obstetric unit closures — maternal care costs, traveling distance to deliver and state abortion bans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Maternal health care continues to disappear across many parts of the nation as more OBGYNs move or shutter their practices and more birthing hospitals shut down, negatively affecting millions of pregnant individuals, according to new data from the March of Dimes. Host Katherine Ellen Foley talks with Alice Miranda Ollstein about factors fueling obstetric unit closures — maternal care costs, traveling distance to deliver and state abortion bans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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America’s maternity care deserts spread
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