Maternal Health in Rural America
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Description
White paper describing factors contributing to rural maternal health disparities, including financial barriers to providing obstetric services at rural hospitals, maternal health workforce shortages, access to care, and quality of care. Outlines policy considerations to increase access to maternal health services in rural areas.
Author(s)
Hailey Waldman, Alexandra Zimmerman
Date
02/2024
Type
Document
Organization
National Rural Health Association
Tagged as
Access · Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Health workforce supply and demand · Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Medicaid · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Statistics and data