Since the end of 2020, 124 rural hospitals have closed their maternity units or shared plans to close them before 2026 is over, representing a 12% reduction in rural labor and delivery services, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Keystone Health will stop providing labor and delivery services at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital starting July 1, 2026. This change will affect approximately 700 patients annually, who will now ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Residents here will get the chance next week to help decide how important local labor and delivery services are to them. The Indian River Hospital District is holding town halls ...