A new report highlights the scarcity of maternal care in rural NC

One in six North Carolina counties is a maternity care desert, with no birthing facilities or obstetric clinicians, according to a new report from the March of Dimes. About 61,000 women ages 18 to 44 live in maternity care deserts, and 4,000 babies are born each year to mothers who live in maternity care deserts. […]

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