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State officials raise concerns about access to OB care amid birthing center closures, talk solutions

Abigail Ruhman

State officials said Indiana’s lack of access to obstetrics care is growing, which is driving the state’s high infant and maternal mortality rates.
Rural hospital leaders talk solutions as obstetrician care deserts grow

Abigail Ruhman

In Indiana, 25 percent of counties are designated maternity care deserts and an additional 28 percent have low or moderate access to maternal care.