Barriers to maternity care in rural Kansas leave many moms-to-be miles from services
A graphic from a report on maternity care deserts shows the number of facilities offering inpatient obstetrics care across the state of Kansas. (United Methodist Health Ministry Fund/KU School of Nursing)
TOPEKA—Maternity care is becoming out of reach for many in rural Kansas counties, where birth rates are higher than in urban areas, hospitals face closure and obstetrics services are few and far between.
The new report from the University of Kansas School of Nursing and Hutchinson-based United Methodist Health Ministry Fund examined Kansas’ maternity care deserts, or counties without nearby access …
