Rural Hospitals Built During Baby Boom Now Face Baby Bust By Tony Leys JULY 15, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/rural-hospitals-obstetrics-gynecology-birth-decline-labor-delivery/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8WlQcrmzo6qMLff1pAxeIXesMTYWX5LXChBmdZtloqTxlVx-qIkR8eKziVNm8VBvunYAK9JXYH1_hiPA001y6kOOBE2g&_hsmi=316539109&utm_content=316539109&utm_source=hs_email Rural Hospitals Built During Baby Boom Now Face Baby Bust By Tony Leys Fewer than half of rural U.S. hospitals offer labor and delivery services. In some areas, births have dropped by three-quarters since the baby boom’s peak.