Ex-Conservative MP Theo Clarke has criticised the government for its lack of progress in improving maternity care in England and Wales. Ms Clarke has campaigned on the issue since making an emotional ...

The head of a review into maternity care in Nottingham says there is a 'recurring theme' of midwives not listening to women who say they are in labour. Donna Ockenden is running the largest ...

Good Maternity Care Increasingly Tough to Find in U.S. By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In the two years since the March of Dimes' last report on ...

A March of Dimes report published Tuesday found that over a third of U.S. counties (35.1%) are what the group calls “maternity care deserts,” meaning they don't have a single doctor ...

Recent data revealed that millions in the U.S. live in maternity care deserts. Another report, however, highlighted the best hospitals for maternity care in the country. New data provide valuable ...

“Despite these recurrent themes, nothing has fundamentally changed ... “We are now seeing that maybe maternity care isn’t safe for anybody but especially for those who are disproportionality ...

Like Mathisen, Smith saw how abortion laws were impacting her education and said limits on education lead to restrictions on care — and not just in pregnancy. "We're seeing now with these new ...

Its November report details the number of rural hospitals by state that lack maternity care services, those that do offer such services, the financial losses incurred from maternity care and the ...

A 2022 study suggested that a monthly cap of $500 could significantly reduce financial strain for about 24% of the commercially insured population. 3 For women seeking maternity care, this would ...

The March of Dimes’ latest report on maternal care access, released Tuesday, shows about 42% of Georgia’s counties are considered maternity care deserts compared to about 35% in the United States.

When they moved back to Craig in 2022, they found Memorial Regional Health had stopped offering maternity care, meaning the closest option was in Steamboat Springs. Women in two out of five ...