When there’s a maternal health emergency, Jessica Wheat springs into action. Alongside a group of specialized health providers at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Wheat works fast to make sure ...

High insurance and overhead costs have closed many rural labor and delivery units, creating maternity deserts.

At a hospital in Kansas City, a group of labor and delivery nurses are exchanging job leads in a group chat, unsure whether to feel grateful or devastated. Their unit—once a lifeline for emergency ...

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Babies born to mothers who live in rural areas or who don't receive prenatal care may face higher risks of health ...

Twice a month, a 40-foot-long truck transformed into a mobile clinic travels the Rio Grande Valley to provide rural Texans with women’s health care, including birth control. The clinic, called the ...

Image by StockSnap from Pixabay AB 55 streamlines outdated rules for California’s Alternative Birth Centers, expanding access to safe and affordable places to give birth. October 15, 2025 - SACRAMENTO ...

OSKALOOSA — Rural regions like the one surrounding this southern Iowa town used to have a lot more babies, and many more places to give birth to them. At least 41 Iowa hospitals have shuttered their ...

Penny Blue was walking up the stairs of her Union Hall, Va. home in 2013 when a blood vessel burst in her brain. "I actually felt the pop in my head when it happened," she told USA TODAY. After ...

Twice a month, a 40-foot-long truck transformed into a mobile clinic travels the Rio Grande Valley to provide rural Texans with women’s health care, including birth control. The clinic, called the ...