Web2 days ago · The United States is seeing increasingly fewer maternity wards available to expectant mothers, due both to money and a decline in fertility and birth rates. Since 2011, according to a report by the healthcare consulting firm Chartis, 217 hospitals across the country have closed their labor and delivery departments. Web2 hours ago · From 2024 to 2024 drug-detecting dogs were brought onto wards 1,373 times, according to a survey of mental health hospitals in England. In 42 per cent of cases the canines uncovered drugs,...

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WebNov 21, 2024 · A hospital in rural Connecticut closed its birth and delivery unit last year, a problem thousands of pregnant women living in rural communities without obstetrics … Web10 hours ago · ( NewsNation) — A maternity ward at a hospital in Bonner County, Idaho, is the latest across the country that plans to cease operations, forcing expectant mothers to travel many miles to deliver their babies safely. That includes Leandra Wright, who is pregnant with her seventh child. jeevan anand insurance policy

Report: Maternity wards are closing across the country

WebJan 20, 2024 · Many rural hospitals have already shaved down their services as much as possible, asking nurses to do double duty or transferring patients to larger hospitals for … WebMay 5, 2024 · Englewood, which is 95 percent black, is slowly becoming a maternity-care desert, with two other nearby hospitals closing their maternity wards within the past year. … WebApr 10, 2024 · In the United States, maternity wards are closing, forcing expecting mothers to drive for long hours for care. Over 200 hospitals in U.S. have shutdown their labor and delivery departments... jeevan anand plan 149 policy term