When a county has no birthing facilities or practicing OBGYNs, they're designated by the March of Dimes as a maternity care desert, and right now, millions of women in the U.S., including here in Texas, are affected.
A new March of Dimes report on maternal care found that millions of women in the United States have little to no access to maternity care.on maternal care found that millions of women in the United States have little to no access to maternity care. For some, that can be the difference between life and death.
When a county has no birthing facilities or practicing OBGYNs, they're designated by the March of Dimes as a maternity care desert. In the past five years since March of Dimes started releasing its annual report on maternity care, hospitals in the U.S. lost more than 300 birthing units. Since last year's report, 70 counties in the U.S. have had worse access to maternity care.
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