The Daily Yonder Study: Rural Hospitals Without OBs Need More Training in Emergency Pregnancy Care Rural women are at greater risk because of less access to obstetrics departments. But training in emergency obstetrics at rural hospitals could help narrow the gap in care.
For women in rural areas, having a baby comes with greater risk.
But training in emergency obstetrics at rural hospitals could improve the odds, according to a new policy brief from the University of Minnesota’s Rural Health Research Center. The study found that hospital administrators and nurse managers want more training to decrease the risk for mothers and their babies.