Gutting Planned Parenthood's funding while simultaneously choking Medicaid is like setting fire to the only lifeboat in a ...

A CDC report shows maternal deaths nearly doubled over three years, with over 1,200 deaths in 2021. Rural communities, where maternal mortality is almost double urban rates, struggle to access ...

In every state, pregnant women have a higher income eligibility status to receive Medicaid than regular adults. This is probably what keeps any obstetric units open at all in rural hospitals ...

Medical care during pregnancy is critical for healthy moms and babies, experts say. But in parts of rural Pa., this vital care has been slipping away.

Over half of rural counties no longer have a hospital with a maternity ward, writes FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, but the FCC can do more to connect pregnant women with their medical ...

B y the time the pregnant woman arrived at the nearest hospital with a maternity ward—90 minutes after leaving her home in Winfield, Ala.—she was ready to deliver her baby.

In rural and remote parts of the country access to care is limited. That’s a double whammy for pregnant women seeking care not only for themselves but for their children.

Why are pregnant women likelier to die at rural hospitals? Froma Harrop. While giving birth at a small hospital in central Tennessee, Whitney Brown developed terrible breathing problems and seizures.

The United States already has some of the worst health outcomes for mothers and infants in the developed world; it’s only ...

Stress during pregnancy puts mothers' and their babies' health at risk, previous research has shown. Now, a University of Missouri study indicates low-income pregnant women in rural areas ...

In rural Minnesota, more than 23% of women of child-bearing age are covered by Medicaid. That's in line with the national average and 4% higher than the state's metro counties.