Obstetric Care Access Declined In Rural And Urban Hospitals Across US States, 2010–22
We identified obstetric service status for every rural and urban short-term acute care hospital in every US state. During 2010-22, seven states had at least 25 percent of hospitals close their obstetric service lines. By 2022, more than two-thirds of rural hospitals in eight states were without obstetric services.
Authors
- Alyssa H. Fritz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9229-1244)
- Katy B. Kozhimannil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5734-9049)
- Caitlin Carroll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3759-5920)
- Sara C. Handley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8436-4351)
- Emily C. Sheffield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7355-3219)
- Julia D. Interrante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8579-6623)
- Alecia J. McGregor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0993-4232)
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Carroll University (US)
- Genesys (United States) (US)
- University of Massachusetts Boston (US)
- InterScience (United States) (US)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Affairs
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2024.01552
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.46