Open AccessAssociation Between Loss of Hospital-Based Obstetric Services and Birth Outcomes in Rural Counties in the United States
Author(s) -
Katy B. Kozhimannil,
Peiyin Hung,
Carrie HenningSmith,
Michelle Casey,
Shailendra Prasad
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2018.1830
Subject(s) - medicine , association (psychology) , pregnancy , environmental health , demography , family medicine , biology , genetics , sociology , philosophy , epistemology
Hospital-based obstetric services have decreased in rural US counties, but whether this has been associated with changes in birth location and outcomes is unknown.
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