Access To Obstetric Services In Rural Counties Still Declining, With 9 Percent Losing Services, 2004-14

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Results of a study identifying gaps in the availability of hospital-based obstetric services in rural America, and providing evidence of disparities in local access to obstetric services in vulnerable rural communities. Includes statistics on percentages of rural counties by status of hospital obstetric services from 2004–14, with breakdowns by micropolitan or noncore location, and a county-level map with shadings indicating full closure, continuous services, or no services.

Peiyin Hung, Carrie E. Henning-Smith, Michelle M. Casey, Katy B. Kozhimannil

Health Affairs, 36(9), 1663-1671

09/2017

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Access · Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Health disparities · Hospitals · Maternal health and prenatal care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data