Following closures of 8 labor and delivery units throughout rural New Hampshire since 2000, the median driving time to the nearest open unit doubled among pregnant women living in these areas, and women in some areas now face extremely long travel times.
I’m honored to be speaking at ACOG’s #CLC2020 on rural maternal health to an audience of over 650 passionate, level headed Ob/Gyn’s who traveled to DC to advocate on behalf of women and families everywhere! #NoSpinJustScience#ACOG#IRL
@katybkoz Thank you, Garden State, for endorsing and funding evidence-based practice that maintains the locus of control in the woman, not the birth attendant!
As I sit around the table with my amazing colleagues in @IRLeaders, we are discussing our work, which highlights the exact points that are raised in this excellent @sciam editorial. But one key word is missing: racism. @RRHDr https://t.co/wTyWD8luuE
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