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With each contraction, Maria Ibarra’s plan to deliver her daughter in her Ohio living room seemed less likely.

Labor and delivery services have ended or are set to end at 100 rural hospitals since the end of 2020, highlighting a growing maternal health access crisis across the U.S. The findings come from the ...

More rural hospitals have closed or are planning to close their labor and delivery units in 2025 than in 2024, bringing the total number of closures since the end of 2020 to 116, according to the ...

Amid ongoing financial challenges, workforce shortages and declining birth rates, many hospitals and health systems are being forced to close maternity services in 2025. A Center for Healthcare ...

The number of U.S. women who died the year following a pregnancy more than doubled between 1999 and 2019. One labor and delivery nurse is sharing information that may help keep birthing mothers safe. ...

The hospital in Newton will halt labor and delivery care later this year. MercyOne Newton Medical Center will pause birthing services indefinitely after Oct. 15, hospital officials announced Friday.

Ascension Alexian Brothers Hospital in Elk Grove Village is set to eliminate labor and delivery services, with officials saying it intends to consolidate birthing services and establish a "dedicated ...