The Rural Monitor
Articles by Topic: Maternal health workforce

In a Maternity Desert, a New Kind of Home Visitation Program Brings Care to At-Risk Mothers

August 9, 2023
Project Swaddle uses community paramedics to bring wrap-around care to pregnant and postpartum patients.

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Strengthening the Workforce to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes in Rural Areas

July 11, 2018
Obstetric services were available in 205 fewer rural hospitals in 2014 than in 2004. Realizing the importance of maternity and childbirth services, a CAH in Alaska works to keep its providers' skills sharp and a rural OB-GYN residency program in Wisconsin is beginning to train a new generation of physicians.

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