Infographic highlights loss of hospital-based obstetric services in rural counties nationwide
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An infographic released by the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center highlights the decline of maternity care access in rural counties across the U.S. from 2010-2022, finding that nearly 59% of rural counties did not have any hospital-based obstetric services as of 2022. Researchers categorized rural counties based on population as micropolitan (having a town of 10,000-50,000 residents) and non-core (without a town of at least 10,000 residents). They found that micropolitan counties with hospital-based obstetric care declined from about 81% in 2010 to nearly 74% in 2022. Noncore counties declined from 34% in 2010 to nearly 26% in 2022.
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