Maternal Health Workforce Expansion and Local Childbirths

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Results of a study to determine whether the National Health Service Corps's support of clinicians to work in Health Professional Shortage Areas has resulted in improved access to local childbirth care. Features statistics with breakdowns by rural and urban counties.

Yanlei Ma, Olesya Baker, Fang Zhang, et al.

JAMA Network Open, 9(2), e2556775

02/2026

Health workforce shortage designations · Health workforce supply and demand · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Women