Registered nurse and mom of two Jen Hamilton suspects some hospitals will be furious that she's sharing this information.

Last week, Keck Medicine of USC announced the closure of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital obstetric services on Nov. 20. They cited a 40% decline in deliveries over the past decade within “our community” ...

Labor and delivery services have ended or are set to end at 100 rural hospitals since the end of 2020, highlighting a growing maternal health access crisis across the U.S. The findings come from the ...

Amid ongoing financial challenges, workforce shortages and declining birth rates, many hospitals and health systems are being forced to close maternity services in 2025. A Center for Healthcare ...

Read full article: Maternal deaths are 3 times higher in Black women, doctors say There are very few symptoms of high blood pressure, which is why it’s referred to as the “silent killer,” but there ...

On a recent afternoon in Seaside, Oregon, Heather Murdoch-Medema packed up her apartment, categorizing which boxes would go into storage and which she would take with her to her new home in Portland.

More rural hospitals have closed or are planning to close their labor and delivery units in 2025 than in 2024, bringing the total number of closures since the end of 2020 to 116, according to the ...

A loss at Cleveland Clinic is putting labor and delivery services in Indian River County at risk. Cleveland Clinic already closed its labor and delivery unit in Martin County in April. The Indian ...

A doctor performs an ultrasound on a pregnant woman. The closing of hospital labor and delivery units is a nationwide trend. (Teresa Crawford / Associated Press) Last week, Keck Medicine of USC ...