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One-third of Iowa counties are considered “maternity care deserts” without a hospital or birth center offering obstetric care and without any obstetric providers, according to a 2022 report by the March of Dimes, a nonprofit focused on maternal and infant health.
As Iowa struggles with a provider shortage, state and federal lawmakers seek to expand access to midwives to improve maternal health care.
Rachel Bruns lays out a comprehensive case for licensing certified professional midwives to improve maternal health and birth outcomes.
He was humanely euthanized Thursday due to his chronic renal failure and his age.
GOP lawmakers funded an anti-abortion initiative modeled on an ineffective Texas program but didn't expand postpartum Medicaid coverage.